Open AccessAssessment of Myocardial Viability With Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Author(s) -
Christoph Klein,
Stephan G. Nekolla,
Frank M. Bengel,
Mitsuru Momose,
Andrea Sammer,
Felix Haas,
Bernhard Schnackenburg,
W. Delius,
Harald Mudra,
Dieter Wolfram,
Markus Schwaiger
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc0202.102123
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , contrast (vision) , nuclear magnetic resonance , cardiology , radiology , optics , physics
Recent studies indicate that MRI, after administration of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, can identify nonviable areas in dysfunctional myocardium. We compared MRI hyperenhancement with PET as a gold standard for detection and quantification of myocardial scar tissue.
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