title: Cardiovascular MRI for assessment of infectious and inflammatory conditions of the heart.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the role of cardiovascular MRI in the diagnosis and characterization of the spectrum of infectious and inflammatory disorders of the heart. An imaging protocol is described, and typical MRI findings are discussed and illustrated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiologists should be aware of the spectrum of infectious and inflammatory conditions that can affect the heart and the role of MRI in conjunction with other imaging techniques in their assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Heart of England NHS Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Edward T D
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Hoey
authors.forename: Gurpreet Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Arul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganeshan
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Watkin
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Sanjiv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007239:Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*