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Chapter 1

Indications for CMR

CMR is a very versatile imaging modality. Here you'll learn when CMR is useful—and when it isn't.
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Chapter 3

How to undertake a stress CMR study

Stress CMR tells us a lot about coronary artery disease. Learn how stress studies are performed.
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Chapter 4

How to assess flow

Flow CMR can be used to quantify valvular stenosis and regurgitation, shunts, and much more. In this chapter we'll show you how. 
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Chapter 5

Left ventricular size and function

CMR offers accurate and reproducible assessment of left ventricle size and function. Here you'll learn the key principles.
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Chapter 6

Right ventricular size and function

The right ventricle is difficult to assess using echocardiography, but much easier with CMR. We'll show you how to quantify right ventricular size and function.
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Chapter 7

Myocardial infarction

Learn how to identify areas of myocardial infarction using CMR, how to assess myocardial viability, and how to look for post-infarct complications.
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Chapter 8

Myocardial ischemia

Here we'll take a look at the assessment of myocardial ischemia using perfusion imaging and also regional wall motion abnormalities.
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Chapter 9

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Learn about the CMR assessment of dilated cardiomyopathy, and the clinical significance of mid-wall enhancement.
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Chapter 10

Cardiac amyloidosis

Cardiac amyloidosis has some characteristic features on CMR. In this chapter, we'll show you what these features are.
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Chapter 11

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Learn how CMR can help in the diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and how it can provide information on myocardial fibrosis and hemodynamics.
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Chapter 12

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a fascinating condition. In this chapter, we'll show you which CMR features to look for.
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Chapter 13

Left ventricular thrombus

Learn the most effective way to identify left ventricular thrombus using CMR.
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Chapter 14

Myocarditis

Myocarditis can be a challenging clinical diagnosis, but CMR makes things easier. Here you'll learn about the key features to look for.
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Chapter 15

Pericardium

CMR can tell us a lot about pericardial effusions, pericardial constriction, pericardial cysts, and much more.
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Chapter 16

Aortic valve morphology

The excellent image quality of CMR makes it ideal for studying bicuspid aortic valves. Here we'll learn how to examine aortic valve morphology using CMR.
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Chapter 17

Aortic stenosis

Learn how to assess the etiology and severity of aortic stenosis using CMR, and also how to assess the consequences for the aorta and left ventricle.
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Chapter 18

Aortic regurgitation

CMR permits the direct quantification of aortic regurgitant volume. Here, we'll show you how this is done.
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Chapter 19

Aortic valve surgery

CMR can be used in the assessment of patients who have undergone aortic valve surgery. Learn what to look for in this chapter.
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Chapter 20

Mitral regurgitation

In this chapter we'll show you how to quantify mitral regurgitation severity and the consequences on the left ventricle.
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Chapter 21

Mitral valve surgery

CMR can be performed after mitral valve repair and replacement to assess any residual or recurrent problems. Learn how in this chapter.
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Chapter 22

The tricuspid valve

CMR can be used to assess the right-sided heart valves. We'll take a look at the tricuspid valve.
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Chapter 23

The pulmonary valve

Learn how to assess pulmonary valve disease.
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Chapter 24

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Learn about the CMR criteria for a diagnosis of ARVC and take a look at some examples.
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Chapter 25

Atrial septal defect

Learn how to assess atrial septal defects and how to quantify shunts.
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Chapter 26

Ventricular septal defect

CMR can show us the anatomy of ventricular septal defects and also allows us to quantify shunts and to assess the consequences for the ventricles.
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Chapter 27

Pulmonary hypertension

Learn how CMR can help you assess pulmonary hypertension.
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Chapter 28

Aortic coarctation

In this chapter you'll learn about the key features of aortic coarctation on CMR.
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Chapter 29

Incidental findings

Like any imaging modality, CMR can reveal unexpected abnormalities. We'll take a look at some examples and how to recognise them.
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Chapter 30

Artifacts

CMR is prone a number of different imaging artifacts. Learn how to recognise these, and how to avoid them.
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Andrew R. Houghton, MD
Cardiologist, cardiac imaging specialist, and head of cardiac imaging at Grantham and District Hospital in the UK.
NHS United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
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