Key result
CMR provides high-resolution radiation-free imaging and tissue characterization for ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease.
CMR is a valuable, radiation-free diagnostic tool offering high spatial resolution and tissue characterization for patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease.
Supports CMR for radiation-free cardiac assessment; leaves open prospective outcome trials before wider adoption.
Over the last decades, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has transformed from a research tool to a widely used diagnostic method in clinical cardiology. This method can now make useful, unique contributions to the work-up of patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease. Advantages of CMR, compared to other imaging methods, include very high resolution imaging with a spatial resolution up to 0.5 mm × 0.5 mm in plane, a large array of different imaging sequences to provide in vivo tissue characterization, and radiation-free imaging. The present manuscript highlights the relevance of CMR in the current clinical practice and new perspectives in cardiology.
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Andreas Kumar (2015) conducted a review in Ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) vs. Other imaging methods was evaluated. Cardiac magnetic resonance provides high-resolution (up to 0.5 mm x 0.5 mm), radiation-free imaging and tissue characterization for patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease.
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