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Published on: June 20, 2014
MR Imaging of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Saurabh Jha1, Ari Goldberg2, Mark Stellingworth3
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Abstract:
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging plays an important role in the distinction between ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy. It does so principally by its excellent soft-tissue contrast and its ability to detect scar tissue. The distribution of scar tissue not only allows the diagnosis of coronary artery disease in a failing heart but also the type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy. The incorporation of CMR imaging early in the diagnostic cascade of a patient with heart failure of unknown cause can potentially avoid a cardiac catheterization.
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