Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging: the clinical use from a cardiologist's perspective.
The introduction and continued evolution of cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have added considerable noninvasive diagnostic insight into a wide range of frequently encountered clinical cardiology scenarios. With an increasing range of imaging modalities, and multiple methods of image acquisition in each, a detailed understanding of the clinical question at hand is often necessary to select the proper study and make optimal use of imaging data. We review common cardiac issues from a clinician's perspective, along with the unique role to be played by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in each condition. This review will hopefully facilitate a strong dialogue between imagers and managing clinicians, creating a shared knowledge of both the capabilities of imaging and the management challenges that treating clinicians face.
Townsend
Jacob Cross
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Gregg
David
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D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods