January 1, 2020Open Access
SCMR Position Paper (2020) on clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
This SCMR consensus report provides updated 2020 clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance, incorporating recent advancements and randomized trial evidence.
Abstract
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) last published its comprehensive expert panel report of clinical indications for CMR in 2004. This new Consensus Panel report brings those indications up to date for 2020 and includes the very substantial increase in scanning techniques, clinical applicability and adoption of CMR worldwide. We have used a nearly identical grading system for indications as in 2004 to ensure comparability with the previous report but have added the presence of randomized controlled trials as evidence for level 1 indications. In addition to the text, tables of the consensus indication levels are included for rapid assimilation and illustrative figures of some key techniques are provided.