Gg. Hartnell et Fm. Bradley, CORRECT POSITIONING FOR CARDIAC ANGIOGRAPHY - INSIGHTS FROM MRI, Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 30(2), 1993, pp. 101-103
The recommended angiographic projections for optimally demonstrating v
arious cardiac structures vary, and do not always achieve their aim. T
o determine the most appropriate radiographic projections to optimally
demonstrate cardiac structures, we reviewed the orientations of major
cardiac structures and the associated great vessels, as demonstrated
by axial MRI. Measurements were made from 187 MRI examinations of the
heart. These measurements confirmed that the optimum angiographic proj
ections for various cardiac structures are at variance with a number o
f the recommended views. Recommendations for the angiographic projecti
ons most likely to provide optimum display of various cardiac structur
es and associated great vessels in different patient populations are p
resented. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.