The role of MRI in diagnosis of cardiac pathologies

Objective: cardiac mri is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for heart pathologies as compare with echocardiography,angiography and cardiac ct scan duration: this study was conducted in the department of diagnostic radiology jinnah hospital from 15th october to 15th december 2008. methods: 30 patients clinically diagnosed for cardiac problem were scanned after informed consent on philips achieva 1.5t mr system results: out of the 30 patients 25 were showing (ejection fraction) cardiac functions almost equal to the ef on echocardiography,but anatomical defect or variations are better picked on mri (10:4). on the other hand with comparison with 64 slice cardiac ct scan,the viable walls and functions were diagnosed better with mri however cardiac ct has edge on mri in diagnosis of coronary problems.