| Literature DB >> 23091294 |
E B Turkbey1, M S Nacif, R A Noureldin, C T Sibley, S Liu, J A C Lima, D A Bluemke.
Abstract
Delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (DE-CMR) imaging is used increasingly to identify and quantify focal myocardial scar. Our objective is to describe factors used in the interpretation of DE-CMR images and to highlight potential pitfalls and artefacts that mimic myocardial scar. Inversion recovery gradient recalled echo sequence is commonly accepted as the standard of reference for DE-CMR. There are also alternative sequences that can be performed in a single breath-hold or with free breathing. Radiologists need to be aware of factors affecting image quality, and potential pitfalls and artefacts that may generate focal hyperintense areas that mimic myocardial scar.Mesh：
Year: 2012 PMID： 23091294 PMCID： PMC3500815 DOI： 10.1259/bjr/25893477
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN： 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039