Late-enhancement signal in MRI as a tool for myocardial viability assessment
Claire Braybrook
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Early clinical studies have shown that the late-enhancement (LE) signal in contrast-enhanced MRI can help identify regions of nonviable myocardium with excellent short-term reproducibility in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Bülow et al. have evaluated contrast-enhanced MRI as a tool for myocardial viability assessment by investigating whether the LE signal has long-term stability and whether it can be quantified reliably.
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