Abstract

Doc number: 35

Abstract: With mounting data on its accuracy and prognostic value, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is becoming an increasingly important diagnostic tool with growing utility in clinical routine. Given its versatility and wide range of quantitative parameters, however, agreement on specific standards for the interpretation and post-processing of CMR studies is required to ensure consistent quality and reproducibility of CMR reports. This document addresses this need by providing consensus recommendations developed by the Task Force for Post Processing of the Society for Cardiovascular MR (SCMR). The aim of the task force is to recommend requirements and standards for image interpretation and post processing enabling qualitative and quantitative evaluation of CMR images. Furthermore, pitfalls of CMR image analysis are discussed where appropriate.

Details

Title
Standardized image interpretation and post processing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Board of Trustees Task Force on Standardized Post Processing
Author
Schulz-Menger, Jeanette; Bluemke, David A; Bremerich, Jens; Flamm, Scott D; Fogel, Mark A; Friedrich, Matthias G; Kim, Raymond J; von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Florian; Kramer, Christopher M; Pennell, Dudley J; Plein, Sven; Nagel, Eike
Pages
35
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
ISSN
10976647
e-ISSN
1532429X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1377484246
Copyright
© 2013 Schulz-Menger et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.