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01-12-2012 | Oral presentation
Histological validation of ShMOLLI equilibrium contrast CMR for the measurement of diffuse myocardial fibrosis
Authors:
Steven K White, Stefan K Piechnik, Stefan Neubauer, Matthew D Robson, James Moon
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
Diffuse myocardial fibrosis can be measured using pre and post contrast T1 relaxation time changes. Newer, faster sequences for T1 mapping promise whole heart coverage and improved clinical utility, but have not been validated against histology. …