Imaging hypertrophic heart diseases with cardiovascular MR

The assessment of ventricular hypertrophy is an increasingly common indication for cardiac MR (CMR) in every day clinical practice. CMR is useful to confirm the presence of hypertrophy and to help to define the underlying cause through a combination of a detailed assessment of ventricular function a...

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Published in:Clinical radiology 2011-02, Vol.66 (2), p.176-186
Main Authors: Proctor, Robin D, Shambrook, James S, McParland, Paula, Peebles, Charles R, Brown, Ivan W, Harden, Stephen P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - physiopathology
Cardiovascular system
Female
Gadolinium
Heart
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - diagnosis
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular - physiopathology
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Prognosis
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Radiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:The assessment of ventricular hypertrophy is an increasingly common indication for cardiac MR (CMR) in every day clinical practice. CMR is useful to confirm the presence of hypertrophy and to help to define the underlying cause through a combination of a detailed assessment of ventricular function and tissue characterising sequences. As well as being a useful diagnostic tool, some CMR imaging features are of prognostic significance. In this article, we review the typical appearances of common forms of ventricular hypertrophy, focussing principally on left ventricular hypertrophy, and demonstrate the techniques that can be used to differentiate one form of hypertrophy from another.
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1016/j.crad.2010.09.008