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The emerging clinical role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging Kumar A; Patton DJ; Friedrich MGCan J Cardiol 2010[Jun]; 26 (6): 313-22Starting as a research method little more than a decade ago, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has rapidly evolved to become a powerful diagnostic tool used in routine clinical cardiology. The contrast in CMR images is generated from protons in different chemical environments and, therefore, enables high-resolution imaging and specific tissue characterization in vivo, without the use of potentially harmful ionizing radiation.CMR imaging is used for the assessment of regional and global ventricular function, and to answer questions regarding anatomy. State-of-the-art CMR sequences allow for a wide range of tissue characterization approaches, including the identification and quantification of nonviable, edematous, inflamed, infiltrated or hypoperfused myocardium. These tissue changes are not only used to help identify the etiology of cardiomyopathies, but also allow for a better understanding of tissue pathology in vivo. CMR tissue characterization may also be used to stage a disease process; for example, elevated T2 signal is consistent with edema and helps differentiate acute from chronic myocardial injury, and the extent of myocardial fibrosis as imaged by contrast-enhanced CMR correlates with adverse patient outcome in ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies.The current role of CMR imaging in clinical cardiology is reviewed, including coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, nonischemic cardiomyopathies and valvular disease.|Cardiovascular Diseases/*diagnosis[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods[MESH]|Reproducibility of Results[MESH] |
