A novel multiparametric imaging approach to acute myocarditis using T2-mapping and CMR feature tracking

A novel multiparametric imaging approach to acute myocarditis using T2-mapping and CMR feature tracking

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of a novel cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) based multiparametric imaging approach in suspected myocarditis and to compare it to traditional Lake Louise criteria (LLC). Methods CMR data from 67 patients with su...

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Main Authors: Bettina Baeßler, Melanie Treutlein, Frank Schaarschmidt, Christian Stehning, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Guido Michels, David Maintz, Alexander C. Bunck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Strain
Strain rate
Myocardial inflammation
Myocarditis
T2-mapping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12968-017-0387-x

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