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Although echocardiography is widely used, CMR offers distinct advantages without limitations of acoustic windows, operator dependence, or ionizing radiation for assessing cardiac function and morphology.
CMR provides distinct advantages over echocardiography for non-invasive assessment of cardiac morphology and function without ionizing radiation.
The assessment of cardiac function using echocardiography has gained a strong foothold in clinical practice. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging harbors distinct advantages over echocardiography, as it is not affected by limitations of acoustic windows and operator dependence. CMR is also designed to non-invasively assess cardiac morphology, ventricular geometry, myocardial wall motion, and intra-cardiac flow quantification without the use of ionizing radiation. These inherent features make CMR appropriate for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases, monitoring patients after treatment, and providing longitudinal follow-up. In this paper, the state-of-the-art work that has demonstrated the aspects of cardiac function by CMR is reviewed, and acquisition techniques and clinical applications are covered.
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