title: Contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has significantly evolved in the past decade and is well established in the evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD). The evaluation of cardiac anatomy and contractility by high-resolution CMR can be improved by using intravenous administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents. Delayed enhancement CMR imaging has become the gold standard for quantification of myocardial viability in CAD. Contrast-enhanced CMR imaging may circumvent the need for endomyocardial biopsy or localize the involved regions, thereby improving the diagnostic yield of this invasive procedure. The application of contrast-enhanced CMR as an advanced imaging technique for ischemic and nonischemic diseases is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. crestr@gmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Restrepo
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tavakoli
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marmol-Velez
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium