Evaluation of mitral stenosis by cine magnetic resonance imaging

To evaluate the ability of cine magnetic resonance imaging (cine MRI) in the assessment of mitral stenosis (MS), we studied 20 patients (14 women and 6 men, mean age 60.6 ± 8.5 years) with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis by using an 0.5 T magnet. Cine MRI showed several signs of MS. Mitral leaflet t...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American heart journal 1992-05, Vol.123 (5), p.1252-1260
Hauptverfasser: Casolo, Gian Carlo, Zampa, Virna, Rega, Luigi, Berti, Luciano, Filice, Maurizio, Picchione, Nicola, Poggesi, Loredana
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Zusammenfassung:To evaluate the ability of cine magnetic resonance imaging (cine MRI) in the assessment of mitral stenosis (MS), we studied 20 patients (14 women and 6 men, mean age 60.6 ± 8.5 years) with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis by using an 0.5 T magnet. Cine MRI showed several signs of MS. Mitral leaflet thickening, reduced diastolic opening, and abnormal valve motion toward the left ventricular outflow tract were all common features. MS was also characterized by an abnormal diastolic transmitral signal from blood. Both left atrial and left ventricular dimensions were similar to those obtained at two-dimensional echocardiography (2-DE) ( r = 0.89andr = 0.86, respectively; p < 0.001). A significant relationship was also found between the maximum mitral leaflet separation measured by cine MRI in diastole and the mitral valve area as calculated using the pressure half-time method and continuous wave Doppler ( r = 0.81; p < 0.001). These data indicate the improved ability of MRI to detect and assess MS and also suggest that this technique may contribute to the noninvasive assessment of MS.
ISSN:0002-8703
1097-6744
DOI:10.1016/0002-8703(92)91030-5