Resumen

PARRA R, Rodrigo et al. RESONANCIA MAGNETICA EN EL ESTUDIO DE CARDIOPATIAS CONGENITAS: ROL EN LA EVALUACION DE LAS ESTRUCTURAS VASCULARES EXTRACARDIACAS. Rev. chil. radiol. [online]. 2003, vol.9, n.1, pp.22-28. ISSN 0717-9308.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-93082003000100006.

Nowadays the magnetic resonance images has gained every day more importance in the diagnosis and following of congenital heart disease. It gives anatomic, and more recently functional information. We present our experience from January to August of 2002, in five pediatric cases on which cardiac MRI was used like a complementary method to cardiac ultrasound and angiography. In all cases it gave precisely anatomic information, especially vascular extracardiac anatomy and was very important on therapeutic management. We also discuss the characteristics of the method and its indications

Palabras clave : Cardiac MRI; Congenital heart disease.