Key result
Delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac MR imaging allows differentiation between ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies based on the location and pattern of abnormal delayed myocardial enhancement.
Why the study?
Does delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac MR imaging help differentiate between ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies?
Does delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac MR imaging help differentiate between ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies?
A pattern-based approach to delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI is useful for differentiating ischemic from nonischemic cardiomyopathies and narrowing the differential diagnosis.
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May support pattern-based CMR differentiation of cardiomyopathies; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Cummings et al. (2009) conducted a review in Nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Delayed contrast material-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was evaluated. Delayed contrast-enhanced cardiac MR imaging allows differentiation between ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies based on the location and pattern of abnormal delayed myocardial enhancement.
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