Contrast‐enhanced myocardial T1‐weighted scout (Look–Locker) imaging for the detection of myocardial damages in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Authors

Morimasa Takayama · Sakakibara Memorial Hospital

Shin‐ichiro Kumita · Nippon Medical School

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced myocardial T1-weighted scout imaging has the potential for showing dispersed myocardial damage leading to increased myocardial mass in HCM, while the dense myocardial fibrosis correlated with reduced ejection fraction.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Coronary Artery Anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volume 30, Issue 4, pp. 778-784

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21921

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