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Does strain-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance (SENC) compare to 2D speckle tracking echocardiography for assessing infarct transmurality in myocardial infarction?
Does strain-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance (SENC) compare to 2D speckle tracking echocardiography for assessing infarct transmurality in myocardial infarction?
SENC and 2D speckle tracking echocardiography have similar but non-optimal accuracy for assessing infarct transmurality, highlighting the need for improved diagnostic tools.
Should not yet guide transmurality assessment in MI; leaves open whether refined strain methods can reach clinical utility.
Layer-specific analysis of myocardial deformation by Echo and by SENC allows discrimination between different transmurality categories of myocardial infarction with similar accuracy. However, accuracy of both methods is non-optimal, indicating that further tools for improvement should be evaluated in the future.
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