Shorter difference between myocardium and blood optimal inversion time suggests diffuse fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy
Han Y, Peters DC, Dokhan B, Manning WJ. Shorter difference between myocardium and blood optimal inversion time suggests diffuse fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009, 30: 967-972. PMID: 19856417, PMCID: PMC2862561, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDCM patientsDiffuse fibrosisCardiovascular magnetic resonance studyLGE CMR imagesCardiomyopathy patientsHealthy controlsHealthy subjectsLGE-CMRHeart ratePatientsFibrosisOptimal inversion timeBloodMyocardiumMyocardium contrastInversion timeShort differencesBlood signalBlood SNRDCMOptimal timeLower CNR