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. 2024 Feb 28;34(9):5666–5677. doi: 10.1007/s00330-024-10644-4

Table 2.

Top 10 indications for cardiac MRI

Indication Number of cases
N = 226,266
Frequency
Suspected myocarditis 58,260 25.7%
Suspected CAD 48,406 21.4%
Suspected cardiomyopathy 43,733 19.3%
Known CAD 36,615 16.2%
Viability assessment 20,079 8.9%
Known valve disease 7324 3.2%
Known congenital heart disease 6992 3.1%
Known cardiomyopathy 5596 2.5%
Suspected valve disease 4278 1.9%
Visualisation of pulmonary veins 4254 1.9%

MRI magnetic resonance imaging [examination], CAD coronary artery disease

N number of patients with cardiac MRI. Categories are not mutually exclusive due to overlapping indications