Abstract
This paper features the most interesting presentations and discussions of the 2008 Annual Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, which were held in Los Angeles from February 1 to 3, 2008.With more than 1100 attendees, this was the largest of the SCMR meetings ever. Among this year's highlights were scientific reports on CMR-based risk assessment, non-contrast tissue characterization, 3 T data, and interventional CMR.
Highlights
(page number not for citation purposes) http://jcmr-online.com/content/10/S1/I1 was followed by the award-winning presentation of Dr Mirja Neizel (303 [A106]) from University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany on strain-encoded (SENC) imaging of myocardial function after acute myocardial infarction
Of particular relevance was a study presented by Sebastiaan Hammer from Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (106 [A7]): Combining proton CMR spectroscopy (CMRS) and CMR imaging, the researchers could demonstrate that substantial weight loss in obese patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus eliminated the need for additional insulin supplementation, and resulted in improved left ventricular function and reduced myocardial triglyceride levels
Dr Karen Ordovas (Department of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA) indicated that when the end systolic volume index exceeded 95 ml/ m2, the total and effective ejection fractions were reduced below 40% and 25% respectively
Summary
(page number not for citation purposes) http://jcmr-online.com/content/10/S1/I1 was followed by the award-winning presentation of Dr Mirja Neizel (303 [A106]) from University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany on strain-encoded (SENC) imaging of myocardial function after acute myocardial infarction. The benefits of high-field MR may be exploited in numerous ways as demonstrated for MR angiography by Paul Finn (University of California, Los Angeles, CA); to facilitate continuous volumetric acquisitions with previously unattainable temporal resolution; or to increase anatomic coverage or spatial resolution within a given imaging time, allowing comprehensive scanning of any target vessel territory, while avoiding the frequently-encountered difficulty of truncated anatomy; or to improve temporal resolution of time-resolved MRA down to 2–4 s to clearly distinguish arterial from venous phases, without substantially sacrificing the spatial resolution; or to evaluate contrast dynamics.
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