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. 2021 Jun;11(3):859–880. doi: 10.21037/cdt-20-295

Table 5. Common cardiac MRI sequences in pulmonary hypertension.

Cardiac MRI Sequence Role in pulmonary hypertension
Black blood double inversion recovery LV and RV morphology
SSFP Cine imaging LV and RV function and volumetric assessment
Phase contrast velocity encoded imaging Intracardiac flow, regurgitant volume, shunt ratio, non-invasive hemodynamics
Modified look locker imaging T1 based marker of fibrosis and fatty infiltration
Late gadolinium enhancement Tissue Characterisation and Fibrosis correlated with Prognosis
T1, T2 mapping Fibrosis, edema, prognosis
MR angiography Vascular abnormalities, perfusion