An Introduction and Emerging Techniques in Cardiac MRI

Abstract

Background: Heart imaging is critical to the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of cardiac pathologies. The expanding importance of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in clinical practice and its application to the medical field are discussed here. Nowadays, CMR is a recognized diagnostic technique with many practical applications. Compared to echocardiography and other radiologic modalities, it offers numerous benefits, such as non-invasiveness, low ionizing radiation, and good spatial and temporal resolution. It is appropriate for long-term treatment monitoring and disease process follow-up due to its non-invasive nature.
Objective: The benefits of CMR over other imaging modalities are covered in this article, along with a brief overview of the indications, new methods, and standard CMR procedures for characterizing cardiac diseases and myocardial tissue.