Association of segmental T2 ratio and late gadolinium enhancement in patients with acute myocarditis: a feasibility study.

CONCLUSIONS: Segmental T2 ratio showed a good diagnostic accuracy in predicting the presence of LGE in patients with clinical suspicion of acute myocarditis and might be a promising approach in reducing scan times with no reduction in diagnostic accuracy. PMID: 32138503 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32138503?dopt=Abstract

Source: Minerva Cardioangiologica - March 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Minerva Cardioangiol Source Type: research