Mapping tissue inhomogeneity in acute myocarditis: a novel analytical approach to quantitative myocardial edema imaging by T2-mapping

Conclusions:
The proposed cut-off values for maxT2 and madSD in the setting of ACM allow edema detection with high sensitivity and specificity and therefore have the potential to overcome the hurdles of T2-mapping for its integration into clinical routine.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - December 23, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Bettina BaeßlerFrank SchaarschmidtAnastasia DickChristian StehningBernhard SchnackenburgGuido MichelsDavid MaintzAlexander Bunck Source Type: research