Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is recognised as a valuable clinical tool which in a single scan setting can assess ventricular volumes and function, myocardial fibrosis, iron loading, flow quantification, tissue characterisation and myocardial perfusion...
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| author | Parsai Chirine O’Hanlon Rory Prasad Sanjay K Mohiaddin Raad H |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is recognised as a valuable clinical tool which in a single scan setting can assess ventricular volumes and function, myocardial fibrosis, iron loading, flow quantification, tissue characterisation and myocardial perfusion imaging.</p> <p>The advent of CMR using extrinsic and intrinsic contrast-enhanced protocols for tissue characterisation have dramatically changed the non-invasive work-up of patients with suspected or known cardiomyopathy.</p> <p>Although the technique initially focused on the in vivo identification of myocardial necrosis through the late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) technique, recent work highlighted the ability of CMR to provide more detailed in vivo tissue characterisation to help establish a differential diagnosis of the underlying aetiology, to exclude an ischaemic substrate and to provide important prognostic markers.</p> <p>The potential application of CMR in the clinical approach of a patient with suspected non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy is discussed in this review.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd91c01a9f1f4e5fa74570e930be61d02024-04-16T17:25:35ZengElsevierJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance1097-66471532-429X2012-08-011415410.1186/1532-429X-14-54Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathiesParsai ChirineO’Hanlon RoryPrasad Sanjay KMohiaddin Raad H<p>Abstract</p> <p>Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is recognised as a valuable clinical tool which in a single scan setting can assess ventricular volumes and function, myocardial fibrosis, iron loading, flow quantification, tissue characterisation and myocardial perfusion imaging.</p> <p>The advent of CMR using extrinsic and intrinsic contrast-enhanced protocols for tissue characterisation have dramatically changed the non-invasive work-up of patients with suspected or known cardiomyopathy.</p> <p>Although the technique initially focused on the in vivo identification of myocardial necrosis through the late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) technique, recent work highlighted the ability of CMR to provide more detailed in vivo tissue characterisation to help establish a differential diagnosis of the underlying aetiology, to exclude an ischaemic substrate and to provide important prognostic markers.</p> <p>The potential application of CMR in the clinical approach of a patient with suspected non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy is discussed in this review.</p>http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/54 |
| spellingShingle | Parsai Chirine O’Hanlon Rory Prasad Sanjay K Mohiaddin Raad H Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| title | Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| title_full | Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| title_short | Diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| title_sort | diagnostic and prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in non ischaemic cardiomyopathies |
| url | http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/54 |
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