title: Advanced Imaging of Athletes: Added Value of Coronary Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
abstract: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac computed tomographic angiography have become important parts of the armamentarium for noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. Emerging technologies have produced faster imaging, lower radiation dose, improved spatial and temporal resolution, as well as a wealth of prognostic data to support usage. Investigating true pathologic disease as well as distinguishing normal from potentially dangerous is now increasingly more routine for the cardiologist in practice. This article investigates how advanced imaging technologies can assist the clinician when evaluating all athletes for pathologic disease that may put them at risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1250 South Cedar Crest Boulevard, Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18103, USA. Electronic address: matthew_w.martinez@lvhn.org.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC); Athletes; Cardiac CT; Cardiac MRI; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM); Sports