Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Apr 2024)

A history of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in clinical practice and population science

  • Mihir M. Sanghvi,
  • Mihir M. Sanghvi,
  • João A. C. Lima,
  • João A. C. Lima,
  • David A. Bluemke,
  • Steffen E. Petersen,
  • Steffen E. Petersen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1393896
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has become an invaluable clinical and research tool. Starting from the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, this article provides a brief overview of the key developments that have led to CMR as it is today, and how it became the modality of choice for large-scale population studies.

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