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Chapter 1
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 2
Chapter 2. How to undertake a standard CMR study
In this chapter, you'll learn all the steps to performing a standard CMR study.
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Chapter 3
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapter 13. Left ventricular thrombus
Learn the most effective way to identify left ventricular thrombus using CMR.
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Chapter 14
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapter 23. The pulmonary valve
Learn how to assess pulmonary valve disease.
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Chapter 24
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
Chapter 25. Atrial septal defect
Learn how to assess atrial septal defects and how to quantify shunts.
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Chapter 26
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
Chapter 27. Pulmonary hypertension
Learn how CMR can help you assess pulmonary hypertension.
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Chapter 28
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
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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