Key result
Cardiac CT accurately quantifies myocardial ECV as a viable alternative to CMR.
Why the study?
While myocardial extracellular volume quantification has diagnostic and prognostic value in various heart diseases and is typically assessed using CMR, it can also be evaluated using cardiac CT.
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Cardiac computed tomography provides a practical, widely available alternative to magnetic resonance imaging for quantifying myocardial extracellular volume in patients with cardiomyopathies.
The quantification of myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) has demonstrated both diagnostic and prognostic value in various heart diseases.While ECV is typically assessed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), it can My Approach To Myocardial Extracellular Volume Quantification Using Cardiac Computed Tomography
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Camargo et al. (2025) conducted a review in Cardiomyopathies and other heart diseases. Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) for myocardial ECV quantification vs. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) was evaluated. Cardiac computed tomography is a viable and accurate alternative to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for quantifying myocardial extracellular volume, particularly when CMR is unavailable or contraindicated.
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