Review Article

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging - a pictorial review

Vijay Dahya, Bruce S Spottiswoode
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 14, No 4 | a452 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v14i4.452 | © 2010 Vijay Dahya, Bruce S Spottiswoode | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010

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Vijay Dahya, Tuft and partners radiology and University of CApe Town, South Africa
Bruce S Spottiswoode, MRC/UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit, University of Cape Town

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Abstract

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a powerful problem-solving tool and arguably offers the most comprehensive assessment of cardiac morphology and function, as well as the opportunity of rebuilding the bridge between cardiologists and radiologists. The role of CMR-trained imaging physicists is also valuable, and many CMR centres harmoniously incorporate these three sub-specialty fields.
This paper comprises an overview of several CMR techniques, outlining both the strengths and limitations of the modality.

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cardiac MRI

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