T1 Mapping in Characterizing Myocardial Disease

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is unique in its ability to noninvasively provide insights into cardiac morphology, myocardial architecture, blood flow, tissue perfusion, and function with high diagnostic accuracy and without needing ionizing radiation. In addition, CMR is also well suited to inform on the presence of subclinical disease and to unravel the complex pathophysiology of various cardiovascular conditions in ways that are not currently possible with other techniques. CMR is thus gaining increasing use in an ever-expanding range of cardiac conditions to diagnose or exclude disease, stratify risk, and guide management. A full CMR examination consists of different protocols that can be Review