Principles and Practice of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Congenital Heart Disease: Form, Function and Flow

ISBN: 978-1-4051-6236-4

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May 2010, Wiley-Blackwell

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		Acknowledgements Any project of this magnitude can never be done by one individual alone. I would first like to thank Steve Korn of Blackwell-Futura, who was willing to give a project like this a shot. There are many people in Wiley Blackwell-Futura who contributed many long and hard hours and whose patience and persistence has paid off such as Kate Newell, Gina Almond, and Beckie Brand. This book would not be possible without the long list of my colleagues and contributors who did such wonderful and thorough work on their topics � I owe them a debt of gratitude. I had much help on the administrative side from Stacey Casper and I wanted to thank her for all their efforts. I would also like to thank some of the people who inspired me and whom I worked with through the years: Paul Weinberg, Alvin Chin, Gerald Barber, John Murphy and Henry Wagner have been my teachers in pediatric cardiology and have contributed much to my understanding of the field. Paul Weinberg started me along the long path of cardiac magnetic resonance in the early 90�s � he is both a wonderful mentor, friend and one of the best pediatric cardiologists in the world. Henry Wagner also stands out as a �true gentleman cardiologist� as well as being an outstanding clinician. Charlie Kleinman was the division chief of pediatric cardiology when I was a resident at Yale who was there for me when I needed someone the most; his successful fight against all odds to battle his failing health is a lesson to us all. My CMR comrades at my hospital � Kevin Whitehead, Matthew Harris and Marc Keller � are pretty wonderful people to work with. Finally, I couldn�t ask for better colleagues to practice pediatric cardiology with than at The Children�s Hospital of Philadelphia; the great friendship of people such as Paul Stephens, Dick Donner, Jack Rychik, Meryl Cohen, Stan Ewing and others make coming to work that much more enjoyable and fun. The world of cardiac magnetic resonance is a small one, but ever growing one. I have been fortunate enough to have interacted with, learned from and become friends with giants who started the field such as Nathaniel Reichek, Leon Axel, Gerry Pohost and Charlie Higgins. It has also been an honor to work with the greatest colleagues in the world such as Victor Ferrari, Edward Martin, Tal Geva, Andrew Powell, Shi Joon Yu, Taylor Chung, Warren Manning, Christopher Kramer�..the list is exhaustive and can go on for many pages. Ajit Yoganathan has been a close research collaborator and friend; his keen mind, wit and drive has been goal for me to always strive for. One special thank you needs to be made to Eric Hoffman who gave me my start in CMR research many years ago � his intelligence, kindness and understanding will always be remembered fondly. All pediatric cardiologists work closely with our cardiothoracic surgical colleagues and our symbiotic relationship always seems to lead to a better understanding of the field in which we work. Working with the likes of Bill Norwood, Marshall Jacobs and Tom Spray, I have learned not only to think through a problem but also the importance of "thinking outside the box." I could not have had a better pediatric residency than I did at Yale and although I would like to thank the entire attending staff during my years there, Tom Dolan, Paul McCarthy and George Lister stand out as extraordinary physicians and teachers. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all my fellow pediatric residents who were there for me always, especially during some very hard times and whose friendship I will always treasure. Finally, no medical student who has gone through the program at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY in the 80s can ever publish a scholarly textbook without the mention of Robert Rohner who not only was one of the best teachers ever but also instilled the love of medicine in us all and taught us to be proud of who we are. Ultimately, however, I want to thank you, the reader, whose interest in reading or purchasing this textbook is the spark which gave this project its life in the first place.

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Any project of this magnitude can never be done by one individual alone. I would first like to thank Steve Korn of Blackwell-Futura, who was willing to give a project like this a shot. There are many people in Wiley Blackwell-Futura who contributed many long and hard hours and whose patience and persistence has paid off such as Kate Newell, Gina Almond, and Beckie Brand. This book would not be possible without the long list of my colleagues and contributors who did such wonderful and thorough work on their topics � I owe them a debt of gratitude. I had much help on the administrative side from Stacey Casper and I wanted to thank her for all their efforts.

I would also like to thank some of the people who inspired me and whom I worked with through the years:

Paul Weinberg, Alvin Chin, Gerald Barber, John Murphy and Henry Wagner have been my teachers in pediatric cardiology and have contributed much to my understanding of the field. Paul Weinberg started me along the long path of cardiac magnetic resonance in the early 90�s � he is both a wonderful mentor, friend and one of the best pediatric cardiologists in the world. Henry Wagner also stands out as a �true gentleman cardiologist� as well as being an outstanding clinician. Charlie Kleinman was the division chief of pediatric cardiology when I was a resident at Yale who was there for me when I needed someone the most; his successful fight against all odds to battle his failing health is a lesson to us all. My CMR comrades at my hospital � Kevin Whitehead, Matthew Harris and Marc Keller � are pretty wonderful people to work with. Finally, I couldn�t ask for better colleagues to practice pediatric cardiology with than at The Children�s Hospital of Philadelphia; the great friendship of people such as Paul Stephens, Dick Donner, Jack Rychik, Meryl Cohen, Stan Ewing and others make coming to work that much more enjoyable and fun.
The world of cardiac magnetic resonance is a small one, but ever growing one. I have been fortunate enough to have interacted with, learned from and become friends with giants who started the field such as Nathaniel Reichek, Leon Axel, Gerry Pohost and Charlie Higgins. It has also been an honor to work with the greatest colleagues in the world such as Victor Ferrari, Edward Martin, Tal Geva, Andrew Powell, Shi Joon Yu, Taylor Chung, Warren Manning, Christopher Kramer�..the list is exhaustive and can go on for many pages. Ajit Yoganathan has been a close research collaborator and friend; his keen mind, wit and drive has been goal for me to always strive for. One special thank you needs to be made to Eric Hoffman who gave me my start in CMR research many years ago � his intelligence, kindness and understanding will always be remembered fondly.
All pediatric cardiologists work closely with our cardiothoracic surgical colleagues and our symbiotic relationship always seems to lead to a better understanding of the field in which we work. Working with the likes of Bill Norwood, Marshall Jacobs and Tom Spray, I have learned not only to think through a problem but also the importance of "thinking outside the box."
I could not have had a better pediatric residency than I did at Yale and although I would like to thank the entire attending staff during my years there, Tom Dolan, Paul McCarthy and George Lister stand out as extraordinary physicians and teachers. I also owe a debt of gratitude to all my fellow pediatric residents who were there for me always, especially during some very hard times and whose friendship I will always treasure.
Finally, no medical student who has gone through the program at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY in the 80s can ever publish a scholarly textbook without the mention of Robert Rohner who not only was one of the best teachers ever but also instilled the love of medicine in us all and taught us to be proud of who we are.

Ultimately, however, I want to thank you, the reader, whose interest in reading or purchasing this textbook is the spark which gave this project its life in the first place.