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Progress of cardiovascular magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging
YANG Wenjing  ZHAO Shihua  LU Minjie 

Cite this article as: Yang WJ, Zhao SH, Lu MJ. Progress of cardiovascular magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(10): 93-97. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.10.024.


[Abstract] With multiple imaging techniques and sequences, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is not only accurate in the assessment of cardiac structure and function but also superior in noninvasive myocardial tissue characterization and even evaluation of energy metabolism. Diffusion imaging techniques including diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging (DSI) have always been the most challenging and not been developed routinely yet, especially DTI and DSI. This review will focus on the imaging techniques of DTI and DSI and the recent progress of applications in the cardiovascular field.
[Keywords] cardiovascular magnetic resonance;diffusion weighted imaging;diffusion tensor imaging;clinical applications;diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging

YANG Wenjing   ZHAO Shihua   LU Minjie*  

Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China

Lu MJ, E-mail: coolkan@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81971588, 81771811); National Foreign Expert Talent Project (No. G20190001630); Capital Clinically Characteristic Applied Research Fund (No.Z191100006619021); Education Reform Project of Peking Union Medical College (No.10023201900204); Clinical and Translational Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (No.2019XK320063).
Received  2021-05-11
Accepted  2021-06-28
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.10.024
Cite this article as: Yang WJ, Zhao SH, Lu MJ. Progress of cardiovascular magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(10): 93-97. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.10.024.

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