The Role of Clinical Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in China:Current Status and the Future

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-07-27
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Cardiacmagneticresonance(CMR)imagingplaysanimportantroleinthediagnosisandmanagementofcardiovasculardiseases.Thestate-of-the-artCMRimaginghasmanyadvantagesincardiacimaging,includingexcellentspatialandtemporalresolution,unrestrictedimagingfield,noexposuretoionizingradiation,excellenttissuecontrast,anduniquemyocardialtissuecharacterization.ClinicalCMRimagingisusedduringthecardiovasculardiagnosticworkupintheUnitedStatesandsomeEuropeancountries.UseofCMRimagingisemerginginhospitalsinChinaandhasapromisingfuture.Thisreviewbrieflydescribesthereal-worldclinicalapplicationofCMRimaginginChinaanddiscussobstaclesforitsfuturedevelopment.