For the general cardiologist a compact and up-to-date indications list for CMR exams with illustrative examples is provided covering the entire field of cardiology with 16 chapters. For the CMR expert updated state-of-the-art CMR protocols are given.

Juerg Schwitter, MD, is full professor in cardiology at the University Hospital Lausanne, CHUV, Switzerland, and the University of Lausanne, UniL, Switzerland. He is director of the Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Center of the CHUV. Up to now, he devoted his 35 years of professional career to the development of CMR techniques and served as former Chairman of the EuroCMR of the European Society of Cardiology and supported European and US societies as member of numerous committees and Task Forces. He published over 200 research articles and over 25 book chapters on CMR.