Incremental value of quantitative CMR including parametric mapping for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis
Author(s) -
Julian A. Luetkens,
Rami Homsi,
Alois M. Sprinkart,
Jonas Doerner,
Darius Dabir,
Daniel Kuetting,
Wolfgang Block,
René Andrié,
Christian Stehning,
Rolf Fimmers,
Juergen Gieseke,
Daniel Thomas,
Hans H. Schild,
Claas P. Naehle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jev246
Subject(s) - acute myocarditis , medicine , cardiac magnetic resonance , receiver operating characteristic , myocarditis , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear medicine , diagnostic accuracy , cardiology , radiology
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can visualize inflammatory tissue changes in acute myocarditis. Several quantitative image-derived parameters have been described to enhance the diagnostic value of CMR, but no direct comparison of these techniques is available.
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