Irreversible myocardial injury: assessment with cardiovascular delayed-enhancement MR imaging and comparison of 1.5 and 3.0 T--initial experience.

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PURPOSE: To prospectively compare visualization and quantification of irreversible myocardial injury in patients with chronic myocardial infarction at 1.5- and 3.0-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The institutional research ethics committee approved the study. Participants gave written informed consent. Sixteen male patients (mean age, 66 years +/- 13 [standard deviation]) with myocardial infarction were imaged with the same sequence by the same operator at 1.5 and 3....

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Authors: Cheng, A; Robson, M; Neubauer, S; Selvanayagam, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Radiology
• Volume: 242
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 735-742
• Publication date: 2007-03-01
• DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2423060299
• EISSN: 1527-1315
• ISSN: 0033-8419
• Language: English
• Keywords: Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pilot Projects; Chronic Disease; Contrast Media; Reproducibility of Results; Gadolinium DTPA; Humans; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Image Enhancement; Myocardial Infarction