title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications on Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies.
abstract: Infiltrative cardiomyopathies are a heterogenous group of diseases that typically lead to restrictive cardiac dysfunction. Due to similar phenotypes, accurate diagnosis is challenging without invasive endomyocardial biopsy which has historically been considered mandatory. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has been well established in the diagnostic workup of patients with suspected cardiomyopathies due to its unique capability for tissue differentiation and its unsurpassed accuracy in defining cardiac morphology and function. The increasing variety of CMR techniques has generated both excitement and uncertainty with regard to their potential clinical use and its role vis-à-vis conventional noninvasive imaging techniques. The purpose of this review is to give an overview of established and emerging CMR techniques and typical image characteristics of the most commonly encountered infiltrative cardiomyopathies.
authors.affiliation: Working Group on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Experimental and Clinical Research Center-a joint cooperation between the Charité Medical Faculty and the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine; HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Buch, Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muehlberg
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toepper
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fritschi
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prothmann
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schulz-Menger
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*