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Standardized cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) protocols, society for cardiovascular magnetic resonance: board of trustees task force on standardized protocols Christopher M Kramer*1, Jorg Barkhausen2, Scott D Flamm3, Raymond J Kim4 and Eike Nagel5 Address: 1Departments of Medicine and Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 2Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Lubeck, Germany, 3Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA, 4Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA and 5Division of Imaging Sciences, King's College, London, UK Email: Christopher M Kramer* - [email protected]; Jorg Barkhausen - [email protected]; Scott D Flamm - [email protected]; Raymond J Kim - [email protected]; Eike Nagel - [email protected] * Corresponding author

Published: 7 July 2008 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008, 10:35 35

doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-

Received: 13 February 2008 Accepted: 7 July 2008

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Index: 1. General techniques 1.1. Stress and safety equipment 1.2. Left ventricular (LV) structure and function module 1.3. Right ventricular (RV) structure and function module 1.4. Gadolinium dosing module. 1.5. First pass perfusion 1.6. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) 2. Disease specific protocols 2.1. Ischemic heart disease 2.1.1. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) 2.1.2. Chronic ischemic heart disease and viability 2.1.3. Dobutamine stress 2.1.4. Adenosine stress perfusion 2.2. Angiography: 2.2.1. Peripheral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) 2.2.2. Thoracic MRA 2.2.3. Anomalous coronary arteries 2.2.4. Pulmonary vein evaluation Page 1 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes)

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2.3. Other 2.3.1. Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy 2.3.2. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) 2.3.3. Congenital heart disease 2.3.4. Valvular heart disease 2.3.5. Pericardial disease 2.3.6. Masses

1. General Techniques 1.1. Stress equipment and safety Equipment 1. Monitoring equipment (blood pressure, electrocardiogram for monitoring of cardiac rhythm, intercom to communicate with patient)

2. Preparation and regular practice for rapid removal of the patient from the magnet 3. Emergency resuscitation policy in place 4. Defibrillator

• Complex cardiac arrhythmias including uncontrolled atrial fibrillation • Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy • Myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis • Uncontrolled congestive heart failure Adenosine •