Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Myocardial Fibrosis, Edema, and Infiltrates in Heart Failure

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a unique modality, which provides accurate noninvasive tissue characterization. Various CMR sequences can be utilized to identify and quantify patterns of myocardial edema, fibrosis, infiltrates, are important determinants for diagnosis prognostication heart failure. This article describes available methods characterization applied in CMR. The presence abnormal related common etiologies failure the techniques employed demonstrate this. opportunity etiology based on recognition different abnormalities.