Population
9 mongrel dogs
Comparison
Coronary artery occlusion for 6-12 h vs Normal myocardium
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
6-12 hours
Authors
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May refine T1/T2 interpretation in infarction; leaves open human validation before clinical use.
Increases in T1 and T2 relaxation times in infarcted myocardium are primarily driven by changes in tissue water content rather than fat content.
Scholz et al. (1992) studied this question.
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