Quantification of Extracellular Matrix Expansion by CMR in Infiltrative Heart Disease
Author(s) -
FrançoisPierre Mongeon,
Michael JeroschHerold,
Otávio R. CoelhoFilho,
Ron Blankstein,
Rodney H. Falk,
Raymond Y. Kwong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.04.006
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiac amyloidosis , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , extracellular fluid , amyloidosis , ventricle , biopsy , pathology , heart failure , nuclear medicine , extracellular , radiology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
The aim of this study was to perform direct quantification of myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECF) with T1-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients suspected to have infiltrative heart disease.
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