Kardiovaskuläre Magnetresonanztomographie (Teil 2): Bildanalyse, Berichterstellung, Fallbeispiele, Positionspapiere, Weiterbildung [Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (Part 2): image analysis, reporting, case examples, position papers, advanced …

Cardiovascular imaging is an essential component of modern cardiology. It provides important information for the diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, for treatment decisions and management and for an individual assessment of the prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a growing role in this field, as reflected in an increasing number of guideline recommendations for its targeted use. It provides information on cardiac anatomy, cardiac function, perfusion, viability, inflammation and blood flow. Frequent indications for cardiovascular MRI include the assessment of coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, inflammatory heart diseases, heart failure, valvular heart diseases and congenital heart defects. This two-part article provides a practical overview.