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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
Cardiac magnetic resonance in clinical cardiology
Andreas Kumar1, Rodrigo Bagur1
1Andreas Kumar, Rodrigo Bagur, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Quebec University Hospital Centre, G1R 2J6 Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
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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