Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
View all recommendations from this societyReleased January 16, 2014
Don’t perform coronary CMR in the initial evaluation of asymptomatic patients.
Coronary CMR has not been well established for the evaluation of coronary atherosclerosis. Coronary CMR is primarily indicated for detecting and characterizing anomalous coronary arteries.
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How The List Was Created
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) has developed the following list of tests involving cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) thought to be overused or misused. This list was developed by a subcommittee of the SCMR and reviewed and approved by the SCMR Board of Trustees. The list was based primarily on appropriateness guidelines for CMR, published by both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Radiology, with the goal of limiting the inappropriate use of expensive imaging testing in low-risk patients or where it is unlikely to add to clinical management.
SCMR’s disclosure and conflict of interest policy can be found at www.scmr.org.
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