Dear colleague, Dear colleague,

We are pleased to enjoy your trust and to be able to work with you.

In the following, we would like to provide you with some information that will make it easier for you to determine the indication for a cardiac MRI and to work with us. In addition, we are of course available for a personal telephone consultation at any time.

Some of the most common indications for a cardiac MRI:

(list is not exhaustive)

1. determination of left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function

  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Heart failure
  • Indication for ICD implantation
  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • ...

2.determination of the cardiac and pericardial anatomy

  • Congenital or acquired heart defects
  • Atrial and ventricular septal defects (TEE is the gold standard for PFO)
  • Constrictive pericarditis
  • Space requirements of any kind such as neoplasia, cysts, thrombi, etc.
  • ...

3. quantification of blood flow

  • Valvular diseases (insufficiencies, stenoses incl. planimetry of the opening surfaces)
  • Shunts: ASD, VSD, PDA, ...
  • ISTA
  • Pulmonary artery stenoses
  • ...

4. determination of anatomy and function of the large thoracic vessels

  • Thoracic aorta
  • Pulmonary arteries and veins
  • Central part of the superior and inferior vena cava
  • ...

5.Myocardial perfusion measurement

  • Stable angina pectoris with a low to medium risk of stenosing CHD
  • Muscle bridges with angiographically proven pre-stenotic plaque

6. determination of myocardial vitality and scars

  • Detection of past myocardial infarctions
  • Differentiation of cardiomyopathies and myocarditis
  • Evaluation of wall motion abnormalities (myocarditis vs. expired myocardial infarction)
  • Identification of hibernating myocardium before revascularisation
  • Identification of stunting after acute myocardial infarction and coronary intervention
  • Intra- and interventricular asynchrony
  • ...

7.Coronary angiography

(if radiation-free evaluation is desired, otherwise CT)

  • Detection of abnormal, possibly malignant coronary arteries
  • Coronary aneurysms

(unfortunately we cannot visualise coronary veins)

8. systemic or infectious diseases with cardiac involvement

  • Rheumatic, collagenoses
  • Amyloidosis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Haemochromatosis
  • HIV infection, Lyme disease, echinococcosis
  • ...

9. special consideration of the following patients

  • Inadequate image quality in echocardiography (max. 125kg body weight)
  • Precise quantification of ventricular function or valve viability required
  • Patients who refuse a more invasive examination (e.g. TEE, catheter examination)
  • If you would like a comprehensive examination instead of several individual tests
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