Open AccessRole of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessment of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies
Author(s) -
Monda L. Shehata,
Evrim Türkbey,
Jens VogelClaussen,
David A. Bluemke
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0b013e31816fcb22
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , context (archaeology) , cardiomyopathy , cardiac magnetic resonance , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , cardiac imaging , radiology , heart failure , paleontology , biology
Diagnosis of nonischemic cardiomyopathy is a challenging process that influences patient morbidity and mortality. Currently, the well known World Health Organization classification has been revisited by an American Heart Association expert consensus panel. The contemporary classification is compatible with the rapid evolution in molecular genetics and evolving diagnostic tools such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Magnetic resonance imaging is a robust diagnostic tool that offers various techniques to assess the function, morphology, perfusion, and scarring of myocardial tissue thus providing better understanding of the underlying causes of nonischemic cardiomyopathies. In this review, we discuss the current role of cardiac MRI in the evaluation of nonischemic cardiomyopathy, in the context of the current American Heart Association classification of these disorders.