Cardiovascular magnetic resonance derived myocardial strain: applications, acquisition techniques, analysis, and reporting.
Myocardial strain imaging enables quantification of cardiac deformation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is well suited for strain assessment due to the ability to image in any given plane with high spatial and contrast resolution. CMR strain measures have incremental diagnostic and prognostic utility over conventional clinical imaging parameters across disease states. Routine integration of CMR strain assessment in clinical practice has been hindered by the lack of agreement on imaging protocols and analysis methods, variability due to noise sensitivity, and a paucity of robust normative age-, sex- and ethnicity-specific reference ranges. In recognition of the expanding applications of strain techniques in clinical and research CMR, this joint SCMR/RSNA/EACVI scientific statement integrates data from original research studies, guidelines, and opinions from experts across the field to guide responsible and evidence-based utilization of CMR strain.
Authors
- Gaurav Singh Gulsin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1740-9270)
- Christopher M. Kramer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-7731)
- Nadine Kawel‐Boehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-8892)
- Bernhard Gerber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5418-0949)
- Bharath Ambale‐Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2330-2373)
- Daniel B. Ennis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-1311)
- Captur Gabriella
- Sebastian Kelle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8105-6599)
- Kate Hanneman
- Thomas H. Marwick
- David A. Bluemke
- Simone Romano
- Leon Axel
- Hildo J. Lamb
- Minjie Lu
- Alistair A. Young
- Frederick H. Epstein
- Gerry P. McCann
- Joao A C Lima
- João L Cavalcante
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- University of Virginia Health System (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (US)
- Kantonsspital Graubünden (CH)
- Fu Wai Hospital (CN)
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2026-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeag228
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00