Kumar A, Bagur R. Cardiac magnetic resonance in clinical cardiology. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(1): 6-9 [PMID: 25632313 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i1.6]
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Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD, FAHA, Attending Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Quebec University Hospital Centre, 11 Côte du Palais, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, G1R 2J6 Quebec, Canada. rodrigobagur@yahoo.com
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Medicine, General & Internal
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World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2015; 7(1): 6-9 Published online Jan 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i1.6
Cardiac magnetic resonance in clinical cardiology
Andreas Kumar, Rodrigo Bagur
Andreas Kumar, Rodrigo Bagur, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Quebec University Hospital Centre, G1R 2J6 Quebec, Canada
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein.
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Correspondence to: Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD, FAHA, Attending Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Quebec University Hospital Centre, 11 Côte du Palais, L’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, G1R 2J6 Quebec, Canada. rodrigobagur@yahoo.com
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Received: October 27, 2014 Peer-review started: October 28, 2014 First decision: November 27, 2014 Revised: December 9, 2014 Accepted: December 29, 2014 Article in press: January 4, 2015 Published online: January 26, 2015 Processing time: 86 Days and 7.5 Hours
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.
Core tip: The present manuscript highlights the relevance of cardiac magnetic resonance in the current clinical practice and new perspectives in cardiology.
