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Does left ventricular mass quantification differ between steady state free precession (SSFP) and delayed enhancement (DE) MRI?
Does left ventricular mass quantification differ between steady state free precession (SSFP) and delayed enhancement (DE) MRI?
Left ventricular mass is higher when measured with SSFP compared to DE MRI, suggesting DE should be used for LVM when expressing infarct size as a percentage of LVM to avoid intrinsic error.
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SSFP yields higher LVM than DE by 5-7%; supports consistent sequence use for infarct sizing ratios but leaves standardization open.
Stephensen et al. (2010) studied this question.
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