Basics of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Normal Views -- Ventricular Morphology and Function: Study of Cardiomyopathies -- Acquired Diseases of the Aorta -- Study of Valvular Heart Disease -- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Ischemic Heart Disease -- Cardiac and Paracardiac Masses -- Diseases of the Pericardium -- Congenital Heart Disease.The Atlas of Practical Applications of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance contains over two hundred illustrations and a Glossary of terms. This atlas will assist cardiologists to determine when a CMR exam is useful for diagnosis and provide details on how to plan and read CMR studies. Guillem Pons-Llado, MD is Director of the Cardiac Imaging Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Francesc Carreras, MD is part of the Cardiac Imaging Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.