Cardiac magnetic resonance in clinical cardiology.

Over the last decades, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has transformed from a research tool to a widely used diagnostic method in clinical cardiology. This method can now make useful, unique contributions to the work-up of patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart disease. Advantages of CMR, compared to other imaging methods, include very high resolution imaging with a spatial resolution up to 0.5 mm × 0.5 mm in plane, a large array of different imaging sequences to provide in vivo tissue characterization, and radiation-free imaging. The present manuscript highlights the relevance of CMR in the current clinical practice and new perspectives in cardiology.