TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging the Right Heart-Pulmonary Circulation Unit
T2 - The Role of MRI and Computed Tomography
AU - Dellegrottaglie, Santo
AU - Ostenfeld, Ellen
AU - Sanz, Javier
AU - Scatteia, Alessandra
AU - Perrone-Filardi, Pasquale
AU - Bossone, Eduardo
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cardiovascular MRI
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Pulmonary circulation
KW - Pulmonary hypertension
KW - Right ventricle
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049307408&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.03.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29966635
AN - SCOPUS:85049307408
SN - 1551-7136
VL - 14
SP - 377
EP - 391
JO - Heart Failure Clinics
JF - Heart Failure Clinics
IS - 3
ER -