Abstract
Late gadolinium enhancement is a useful tool for scar detection, based on differences in the volume of distribution of gadolinium, an extracellular agent. The presence of fibrosis in the myocardium amenable to be detected with late gadolinium enhancement MRI is found not only in ischemic cardiomyopathy, in which it offers information regarding viability and prognosis, but also in a wide variety of non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. In the following review we will discuss the methodological aspects of gadolinium-based imaging, as well as its applications and anticipated future developments.
Keywords: Cardiac, late gadolinium enhancement, magnetic resonance imaging, CMR, viability.
Current Cardiology Reviews
Title:Emerging Concepts for Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI
Volume: 9 Issue: 3
Author(s): Adelina Doltra, Brage Hoyem Amundsen, Rolf Gebker, Eckart Fleck and Sebastian Kelle
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Keywords: Cardiac, late gadolinium enhancement, magnetic resonance imaging, CMR, viability.
Abstract: Late gadolinium enhancement is a useful tool for scar detection, based on differences in the volume of distribution of gadolinium, an extracellular agent. The presence of fibrosis in the myocardium amenable to be detected with late gadolinium enhancement MRI is found not only in ischemic cardiomyopathy, in which it offers information regarding viability and prognosis, but also in a wide variety of non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. In the following review we will discuss the methodological aspects of gadolinium-based imaging, as well as its applications and anticipated future developments.
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Doltra Adelina, Amundsen Hoyem Brage, Gebker Rolf, Fleck Eckart and Kelle Sebastian, Emerging Concepts for Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI, Current Cardiology Reviews 2013; 9 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X113099990030
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X113099990030 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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