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Cardiac MRI evaluation of myocardial disease

Captur, G; Manisty, C; Moon, JC; (2016) Cardiac MRI evaluation of myocardial disease. Heart 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309077. Green open access

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Abstract

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a key imaging technique for cardiac phenotyping with a major clinical role. It can assess advanced aspects of cardiac structure and function, scar burden and other myocardial tissue characteristics but there is new information that can now be derived. This can fill many of the gaps in our knowledge with the potential to change thinking, disease classifications and definitions as well as patient care. Established techniques such as the late gadolinium enhancement technique are now embedded in clinical care. New techniques are coming through. Myocardial tissue characterisation techniques, particularly myocardial mapping can precisely measure tissue magnetisation-T1, T2, T2* and also the extracellular volume. These change in disease. Key biological pathways are now open for scrutiny including focal fibrosis (scar) and diffuse fibrosis, inflammation, metabolism and infiltration. Other new areas to engage in where major insights are growing include detailed assessments of myocardial mechanics and performance, spectroscopy and hyperpolarised CMR. In spite of the advances, challenges remain, particularly surrounding utilisation, technical development to improve accuracy, reproducibility and deliverability, and the role of multidisciplinary research to understand the detailed pathological basis of the MR signal changes. Collectively, these new developments are galvanising CMR uptake and having a major translational impact on healthcare globally and it is steadily becoming key imaging tool.

Type: Article
Title: Cardiac MRI evaluation of myocardial disease
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309077
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309077
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © Article author (or their employer) 2016. Produced by BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (& BCS) under licence. This article has been accepted for publication in Heart following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Captur, G; Manisty, C; Moon, JC; (2016) Cardiac MRI evaluation of myocardial disease is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-309077
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502457
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