Mitral valve area analysis using CMR

Along with the previously described article on CMR in aortic valve planimetry is another article in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that compares CMR velocity encoded measurements to Doppler measurements for assessing mitral valve area, by measuring the flow and using the pressure half-time method.

The authors have found excellent correlation between these two techniques and suggest the use of CMR in situations where echo / Doppler is not possible, feasible or shows discrepancies.