Technical Evaluation of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy

Exclusion Criteria

• •A subject will be excluded if he/she has a contradiction to MR scanning.
• •1. Brain aneurysm clip
• •2. Implanted neural stimulator
• •3. Implanted cardiac pacemaker implanted defibrillator
• •4. Cochlear implant
• •5. Ocular foreign body (e.g. metal shavings)
• •6. Insulin pump
• •7. Pregnant women (when uncertain, subjects will undergo urine or blood testing).
• •8. Kidney
• •9. Paralyzed hemidiaphragm
• •10. Morbid obesity
• •11. Claustrophobia
• •12. Any condition in the PI's judgement which present unncessary risk
• •1. Lactating women
• •2. Subjects with hemoglobinopathies
• •3. Asthma
• •4. Renal or hepatic disease
• •Subjects will be excluded if it is deemed that they have a condition that would preclude their use for technical development (e.g. paralyzed hemidiaphragm, morbid obesity, claustrophobia etc.) or present unnecessary risk (e.g. pregnancy, surgery of uncertain type, etc.).
• •Lactating women and subjects with hemoglobinopathies, asthma, or renal or hepatic disease will be excluded from studies involving the adminstration of contrast agents.