Learning Cardiac Magnetic Resonance A Case-Based Guide

This book provides an easy-to-use guide, giving cardiologists and other physicians more confidence in training with and understanding cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in clinical daily practice. The case-based format promotes step-by-step learning and makes this book a helpful tool for students, residents and trainees in cardiology. An updated, comprehensive review of CMR diagnostic criteria is provided for all clinical cardiovascular applications of CMR in adult patients, from ischemic heart diseases to myocarditis, and from pericardial diseases to tumors, artifacts and incidental findings.

CMR is an expanding imaging technique for cardiologists and radiologists alike. Despite several textbooks, manuals and dedicated texts, clinicians may still find it difficult to familiarize themselves with the exam and there are limited formats that provide easy access to the basic information (e.g. physics, specific applications) that are needed for training and clinical interpretation(especially case-based).

By describing the basics of physics and methodology in a straightforward manner and providing meaningful clinical examples, this book will help all cardiologists dealing with cardiac imaging as well as doctors in training to quickly and accurately interpret CMR findings in their clinical practice.

1 Basic Physics for Clinicians.- 2 CMR setup and safety.- 3 CMR Methodology.- 4 Ischaemic Heart Diseases.- 5 Cardiomyopathies.- 6 Myocarditis.- 7 Cardiac Transplantation.- 8 Pericardial Diseases.- 9 Heart Valve Diseases.- 10 Masses and Tumours.- 11 Adult Congenital Heart Diseases.- 12 Aortic and Vascular Diseases.- 13 Pulmonary vein evaluation.- 14 CMR and devices.- 15 Common artefacts.

Massimo Imazio is Contract Professor at the Department of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Torino, and Lecturer at the Cardiology and Internal Medicine Specialty School, University of Torino, Italy. Referral cardiologist for myopericardial diseases and cardiac magnetic resonance at the University Cardiology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy. CMR Level 3 accreditation of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI).

Monica Andriani is referral cardiologist for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance at the University Cardiology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.

Luisa Lobetti Bodoni is referral radiologist for Cardiac Magnetic Resonance at the Radiology Department, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.

Fiorenzo Gaita is Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at the University of Torino, Italy.