Imaging the Right Heart-Pulmonary Circulation Unit: The Role of MRI and Computed Tomography

Santo Dellegrottaglie; Ellen Ostenfeld; Javier Sanz; Alessandra Scatteia; Pasquale Perrone-Filardi; Eduardo Bossone

doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2018.03.004

Imaging the Right Heart-Pulmonary Circulation Unit: The Role of MRI and Computed Tomography

Santo Dellegrottaglie, Ellen Ostenfeld, Javier Sanz, Alessandra Scatteia, Pasquale Perrone-Filardi, Eduardo Bossone

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The different components of the right heart pulmonary circulation unit can be investigated by MRI and computed tomography. MRI has clear advantages over echocardiography for accurate definition of right heart function and structure and to derive functional information regarding the pulmonary vasculature. Computed tomography is superior for the assessment of parenchymal and vascular pathologies of the lung with indications in the diagnostic work-up of pulmonary hypertension, but with more limited capability to evaluate right ventricular function and in deriving pulmonary hemodynamics. Recent technical developments with these imaging modalities could allow a better evaluation of the right heart pulmonary circulation unit.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	377-391
Number of pages	15
Journal	Heart Failure Clinics
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2018.03.004
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jul 1

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Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

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Cardiovascular MRI
Computed tomography
Pulmonary circulation
Pulmonary hypertension
Right ventricle

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