Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) have developed rapidly in the last decade. Technical improvements and broad availability of modern CT and MRI scanners have led to an increasing and regular use of both diagnostic methods in the clinical routine. Therefore, this German consensus document has been developed in collaboration by the German Cardiac Society, the German Radiology Society and the German Society for Pediatric Cardiology. It is not oriented to modalities and methods but more to disease entities. This consensus document deals with coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, valvular disease, pericardial disease and structural changes, as well as with congenital heart defects. For different clinical scenarios both imaging modalities CT and MRI are compared and evaluated in the specific context.
Translated title of the contribution | Consensus recommendations of the German Radiology Society (DRG), the German Cardiac Society (DGK) and the German Society for Pediatric Cardiology (DGPK) on the use of cardiac imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Kardiologe |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 105-125 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISSN | 1864-9718 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.04.2012 |