ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) examination of congenital heart disease has significant advantages over existing technologies. Due to its large field of view and superior resolution, CMR enables the clinician to study the complex relationship between various structures in great detail. Many of the patients with congenital heart disease live to adulthood nowadays and some have undergone multiple surgeries. CMR offers different methods of evaluating patency of conduits and existence of leaks in baffles. These include cine CMR, dark-blood spin echo, and phase contrast imaging. Due to its unlimited choice of imaging planes, CMR enables the clinicians to find answers critical to medical or surgical management of these patients.
