Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis.
Jianxiong ZhangYunxiao LiQiu-Fen XuBo XuHaoyan WangPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2018)
The results of this meta-analysis suggest that CMR could be used for the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis and screening of patients suspected of CS. With the improvement of the technique, the diagnostic accuracy of MRI has improved.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- systematic review
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- pulmonary embolism
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- diffusion weighted imaging
- randomized controlled trial
- meta analyses
- patient reported
- case control