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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) is a vital clinical tool for assessing heart disease. This review covers widely accepted CMRI techniques for evaluating cardiac structure, function, blood flow, and viability.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Background:

  • Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) has rapidly evolved into a standard clinical tool for cardiovascular disease evaluation.
  • The field's rapid advancement presents challenges for newcomers seeking a foundational understanding of established techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a concise review of widely accepted cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
  • To offer a starting point for individuals new to cardiac MR, focusing on clinically relevant methods.

Main Methods:

  • Discussion of essential cardiac and respiratory gating techniques fundamental to CMRI.
  • Review of gradient echo techniques for ventricular function assessment.
  • Explanation of black-blood turbo spin echo (SE) for cardiac morphology.
  • Overview of phase-contrast techniques for blood flow quantification.
  • Description of CMRI methods for myocardial ischemia and viability assessment.

Main Results:

  • CMRI is frequently used as a benchmark against which other imaging modalities are compared.
  • CMRI offers complementary capabilities to existing diagnostic imaging techniques.
  • The review focuses on techniques with widespread clinical acceptance and availability.

Conclusions:

  • This review summarizes key, clinically established CMRI techniques, including gating, functional, morphological, flow, and viability assessments.
  • It aims to guide readers toward more in-depth literature on practical CMRI implementation.