PURPOSE: To characterize the extent and distribution of left ventricular myocardial scar in delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Delayed enhancement images from 18 patients were categorized into three groups based on myocardial scar appearance: discrete myocardial infarction (N = 10), diffuse fibrosis (N = 4), and circumferential endocardial scarring (N = 4). Images were segmented manually by two observers (twice by one observer) to identify nonviable myocardium. Scar was characterized by the following morphologic parameters: the relative area of nonviable myocardium (Percent Scar); a measure of scar cohesion (Patchiness); and the extent to which scar traversed the ventricle wall (Trans>50). RESULTS: The three scar parameters successfully discriminated between patient groups, although no one parameter was able to differentiate between all groups. The average bias between readers was approximately 3% for each parameter, and the average bias between repeated measurements was 1%. In addition, five patients exhibited regions of nonhyperenhanced nonviable myocardium that were expected to show hyperenhancement based upon their location within the infarct zone and appearance on cine images. CONCLUSION: Quantitative characterization of myocardial scar showed good interobserver and intraobserver agreement. However, the appearance of nonhyperenhanced scar in chronic ischemia is problematic for segmentation of delayed enhancement images. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
PURPOSE: To characterize the extent and distribution of left ventricular myocardial scar in delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Delayed enhancement images from 18 patients were categorized into three groups based on myocardial scar appearance: discrete myocardial infarction (N = 10), diffuse fibrosis (N = 4), and circumferential endocardial scarring (N = 4). Images were segmented manually by two observers (twice by one observer) to identify nonviable myocardium. Scar was characterized by the following morphologic parameters: the relative area of nonviable myocardium (Percent Scar); a measure of scar cohesion (Patchiness); and the extent to which scar traversed the ventricle wall (Trans>50). RESULTS: The three scar parameters successfully discriminated between patient groups, although no one parameter was able to differentiate between all groups. The average bias between readers was approximately 3% for each parameter, and the average bias between repeated measurements was 1%. In addition, five patients exhibited regions of nonhyperenhanced nonviable myocardium that were expected to show hyperenhancement based upon their location within the infarct zone and appearance on cine images. CONCLUSION: Quantitative characterization of myocardial scar showed good interobserver and intraobserver agreement. However, the appearance of nonhyperenhanced scar in chronic ischemia is problematic for segmentation of delayed enhancement images. Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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