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Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2013

Open Access 01-01-2013 | Poster presentation

Peri-infarct edema leads to overestimation of myocardial salvage in late reperfused myocardial infarction

Authors: Iacopo Carbone, Marco Francone, Ingo Eitel, Jan Bogaert, Peter Bernhardt, Pier Giorgio Masci, Sven Plein, Matthias G Friedrich

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Special Issue 1/2013

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In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) the myocardial salvage index (MSI) quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is defined as the volumetric difference of myocardial edema, reflecting the perfusion bed, and the infarcted tissue. …
Metadata
Title
Peri-infarct edema leads to overestimation of myocardial salvage in late reperfused myocardial infarction
Authors
Iacopo Carbone
Marco Francone
Ingo Eitel
Jan Bogaert
Peter Bernhardt
Pier Giorgio Masci
Sven Plein
Matthias G Friedrich
Publication date
01-01-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-15-S1-P209

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