Abbreviated cardiac magnetic resonance imaging versus echocardiography for interval assessment of systolic function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: patient satisfaction, clinical utility, and image quality.
Hamsika ChandrasekarBeth D KaufmanMeaghan J BeattieDaniel B EnnisAli B SyedEvan J ZuckerShiraz A MaskatiaPublished in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2023)
The aCMR protocol resulted in improved clinical relevance and quality scores relative to echo, without significant detriment to patient satisfaction or exam duration.
Keyphrases
- patient satisfaction
- duchenne muscular dystrophy
- image quality
- left ventricular
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- blood pressure
- randomized controlled trial
- diffusion weighted
- muscular dystrophy
- pulmonary hypertension
- quality improvement
- atrial fibrillation
- clinical evaluation