Dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance for improved detection of subendocardial scar: a review of current techniques

Abstract For almost 20 years, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been the reference standard for the non-invasive assessment of myocardial viability. Since the blood pool often appears equally bright as the enhanced scar regions, detection of subendocardial...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Holtackers, Caroline M. Van De Heyning, Amedeo Chiribiri, Joachim E. Wildberger, René M. Botnar, M. Eline Kooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-021-00777-6