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CMR provides pathology-like insights of myocardial abnormality, such as hyperemia, edema, necrosis and fibrosis, which is in-vivo, non-invasive and real-time. Hence, it is most likely to become one alternative tool for mimicking pathology, so-called pathologicalized imaging due to its extraordinary tissue characteristics. This article aims to call for a wider clinical application of CMR with more attention on its tissue characterization value.
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The study was supported by grant No. 81930044 and No. 81620108015 from the key projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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Zhao, S. Letter to the editor: is it time for imaging to level with pathology?. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 36, 2249–2250 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-020-01936-z
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