Other imaging techniques in dilated cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common cardiomyopathy encountered in clinical practice. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has gained widespread acceptance as one of the principal imaging methods for assessing this condition. In particular, CMR has the ability to perform accurate differential diagnosis between ischemic and nonischemic etiology of DCM and helps in prognostic stratification. The role of other imaging modalities, such as positron emission tomography (PET), single-photon-emission tomography (SPECT), and X-ray computed tomography (CT) is also reviewed.