TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis of acute global myocarditis using cardiac MRI with quantitative T1 and T2 mapping
T2 - Case report and literature review
AU - Park, Chul Hwan
AU - Choi, Eui Young
AU - Greiser, Andreas
AU - Paek, Mun Young
AU - Hwang, Sung Ho
AU - Kim, Tae Hoon
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - The diagnosis of myocarditis can be challenging given that symptoms, clinical exam findings, electrocardiogram results, biomarkers, and echocardiogram results are often non-specific. Endocardial biopsy is an established method for diagnosing myocarditis, but carries the risk of complications and false negative results. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the primary non-invasive imaging tool in patients with suspected myocarditis. Myocarditis can be diagnosed by using three tissue markers including edema, hyperemia/capillary leak, and necrosis/fibrosis. The interpretation of cardiac MR findings can be confusing, especially when the myocardium is diffusely involved. Using T1 and T2 maps, the diagnosis of myocarditis can be made even in cases of global myocarditis with the help of quantitative analysis. We herein describe a case of acute global myocarditis which was diagnosed by using quantitative T1 and T2 mapping.
AB - The diagnosis of myocarditis can be challenging given that symptoms, clinical exam findings, electrocardiogram results, biomarkers, and echocardiogram results are often non-specific. Endocardial biopsy is an established method for diagnosing myocarditis, but carries the risk of complications and false negative results. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the primary non-invasive imaging tool in patients with suspected myocarditis. Myocarditis can be diagnosed by using three tissue markers including edema, hyperemia/capillary leak, and necrosis/fibrosis. The interpretation of cardiac MR findings can be confusing, especially when the myocardium is diffusely involved. Using T1 and T2 maps, the diagnosis of myocarditis can be made even in cases of global myocarditis with the help of quantitative analysis. We herein describe a case of acute global myocarditis which was diagnosed by using quantitative T1 and T2 mapping.
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Myocarditis
KW - T1 map
KW - T2 map
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U2 - 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.5.727
DO - 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.5.727
M3 - Article
C2 - 24043965
AN - SCOPUS:84883850966
VL - 14
SP - 727
EP - 732
JO - Korean Journal of Radiology
JF - Korean Journal of Radiology
SN - 1229-6929
IS - 5
ER -