Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has emerged as a vital tool for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases, benefiting from significant technical advancements that enhance its effectiveness. The surge in investigations and publications on CMR has led to substantial insights into both technical and clinical advancements. This comprehensive resource combines a textbook and atlas format, presenting the latest findings and applications of CMR, alongside a chapter dedicated to cardiovascular CT in clinical practice. It offers a clear description of MRI techniques and protocols for various cardiovascular examinations, detailing both routine and innovative applications of CMR for clinical diagnosis and patient management. Each chapter is structured to balance disease descriptions with experimental applications and CMR imaging results. The text thoroughly discusses recent publications on clinical and experimental investigations related to CMR techniques. Additionally, it covers important experimental topics, including CMR studies in animals and cardiac magnetic resonance spectroscopy, as well as clinical issues such as CMR follow-up of cardiovascular interventions, assessment of pulmonary vascular diseases, and incidental findings on CMR imaging. The resource features excellent figures and schematics that showcase CMR's ability to detect structural and functional abnormalities in the heart and great vessels across a range of card