Why the study?
Which CMR quantification method provides the lowest variability for measuring myocardial oedema and infarct size in patients following acute STEMI?
Population
40 patients day 2 following acute reperfused STEMI
Comparison
Seven methods for quantifying myocardial oedema… vs Comparison among the seven quantification methods
Design
Cross-sectional, Analysed offline by two independent observers
Follow-up
>6 hours (same day test-retest)
Authors
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Manual contouring may be preferred for reproducible post-STEMI CMR by experienced readers; leaves open prospective validation of automated alternatives.
Which CMR quantification method provides the lowest variability for measuring myocardial oedema and infarct size in patients following acute STEMI?
Manual contouring is the most reproducible method for quantifying myocardial edema and infarct size on CMR in acute STEMI patients when performed by experienced observers.
McAlindon et al. (2015) studied this question.
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