Why the study?
Does contrast-enhanced MR imaging improve the prediction of myocardial viability compared to resting 201Tl SPECT in patients early after acute myocardial infarction?
Population
22 patients early after acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Inversion-recovery contrast-enhanced magnetic… vs Resting thallium 201 single photon emission…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
67 days +/- 17
Authors
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May support contrast-enhanced MR for viability assessment early post-MI; leaves open effects on management and outcomes.
Does contrast-enhanced MR imaging improve the prediction of myocardial viability compared to resting 201Tl SPECT in patients early after acute myocardial infarction?
Delayed contrast-enhanced MR imaging is superior to resting 201Tl SPECT for predicting myocardial viability early after acute myocardial infarction.
Kitagawa et al. (2003) studied this question.
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