My top ten wishes for CMR in 2010:
1. Development of better, easier and more readable reporting tools/graphs for qualitative assessment of stress perfusion.
2. Outside of the magnet stress test and injection.
3. Detection of chronic perfusion defects (eg CAD > 70% obstructions) with no stress at all (!!!) by CMR.
4. Using the method to annually follow up patients with chronic heart conditions (eg hypertension and the development of chronic fibrosis).
5. Monitoring the response of the myocardium to statins, antihypertensives and other drugs by CMR.
6. Standardization of names/protocols by all CMR vendors.
7. Making CMR education obligatory in all cardiology residency programs.
8. Calcium/atherosclerosis score by CMR as the imaging modality for screening for subclinical CAD.
9. Coding and payment in a simpler and more direct way.
10. Affordable upgrades from 1.5T to 3T.
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