Radiology. 2026 Oct;321(1):e261385. doi: 10.1148/radiol.261385.
ABSTRACT
Myocardial strain imaging enables quantification of cardiac deformation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is well suited for strain assessment due to the ability to image in any given plane with high spatial and contrast resolution. CMR strain measures have incremental diagnostic and prognostic utility over conventional clinical imaging parameters across disease states. Routine integration of CMR strain assessment in clinical practice has been hindered by the lack of agreement on imaging protocols and analysis methods, variability due to noise sensitivity, and a paucity of robust normative age-, sex- and ethnicity-specific reference ranges. In recognition of the expanding applications of strain techniques in clinical and research CMR, this joint SCMR/RSNA/EACVI scientific statement integrates data from original research studies, guidelines, and opinions from experts across the field to guide responsible and evidence-based utilization of CMR strain. © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Cardiology, and by RSNA. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Supplemental material is available for this article. This paper was jointly developed by Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, and Radiology and jointly published by Elsevier Inc, Oxford University Press, and RSNA. The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal's style. Any citation can be used when citing this article.
PMID:42852923 | DOI:10.1148/radiol.261385