CMR Myocardial Strain: Joint Scientific Statement on Standardization of Acquisition, Analysis, and Reporting

A joint scientific statement from SCMR, RSNA, and EACVI standardizes CMR myocardial strain imaging protocols, analysis, and reporting to facilitate clinical adoption, citing incremental diagnostic and prognostic utility over conventional parameters.

• Issued by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Radiological Society of North America, and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging to guide evidence-based use of CMR strain.
• Addresses barriers to routine clinical adoption: lack of agreement on protocols, analysis variability, and limited normative reference ranges across age, sex, and ethnicity.
• Acknowledges the incremental diagnostic and prognostic value of CMR strain across multiple disease states.

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