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Does T2 weighted MRI accurately identify myocardium at risk compared to an independent method in humans with acute infarction?
Does T2 weighted MRI accurately identify myocardium at risk compared to an independent method in humans with acute infarction?
This study aims to validate T2-weighted MRI against an independent method for quantifying myocardium at risk in humans following acute infarction.
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T2-weighted MRI accuracy for myocardium at risk in acute infarction remains unestablished; leaves open clinical adoption pending validation.
To assess reperfusion therapy, it is necessary to determine how much myocardium is salvaged by measuring the final infarct size in relation to the initial myocardium at risk (MaR) of the left ventricle (LV). T2 weighted MRI has recently been shown to be able to identify MaR but has not been validated against an independent method in humans.
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Carlsson et al. (2009) studied this question.
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