Clinical applications of intra-cardiac four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance (4D flow CMR) is an emerging non-invasive imaging technology used to visualise and quantify intra-cardiac blood flow. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the literature on the current clinical applications of intra-cardiac 4D flow CMR.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the literature on the intra-cardiac clinical applications of 4D flow CMR. Structured searches were carried out on Medline, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library in October 2016. A modified Critical Skills Appraisal Programme (CASP) tool was used to objectively assess and score the included studies. Studies were categorised as 'highly clinically applicable' for scores of 67-100%, 'potentially clinically applicable' for 3

SUBMITTER: Crandon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5687937 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature