title: [Consensus document on coding of cardiac magnetic resonance examinations in Portugal].
abstract: One of the obstacles to more frequent and appropriate use of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in Portugal has been the lack of specific codes that accurately describe these examinations as they are currently performed. In this consensus document, recommendations are made for updating and standardizing CMR codes in Portugal. Guidance on which techniques and codes should be used in the most common clinical scenarios is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Imagem Cardiovascular por TC e RM, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal. amferreira.md@gmail.com
authors.forename: António Miguel
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Ana G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bettencourt
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abecasis
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alpendurada
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castela
authors.forename: Damião
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donato
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rocha Lopes
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jalles Tavares
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Themudo
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques; D059019:Clinical Coding; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011174:Portugal