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SA Journal of Radiology
On-line version ISSN 2078-6778
Print version ISSN 1027-202X
Abstract
MOOSA, Sulaiman and NTUSI, Ntobeko A.B.. Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the evaluation of cardiomyopathy. S. Afr. J. radiol. (Online) [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.2, pp.1-10. ISSN 2078-6778. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v20i2.1055.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging plays a central role in the assessment and monitoring of patients with cardiomyopathy. It offers a comprehensive assessment during a single scan setting, with information on ventricular volumes, function and mass as well as tissue characterisation, fibrosis, flow, viability and perfusion. Acute tissue injury (oedema and necrosis) can be distinguished from fibrosis, infiltration and iron overload. It provides information on the cause and prognosis of the cardiomyopathy, and its high measurement accuracy makes it ideal for monitoring disease progression and effects of therapy. The present review highlights the main features of commonly encountered cardiomyopathies in imaging practice.