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Heart 95:1357-1361 doi:10.1136/hrt.2009.169961
  • Technology and guidelines

T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to assess myocardial oedema in ischaemic heart disease

  1. N C Edwards1,
  2. H Routledge2,
  3. R P Steeds1
  1. 1
    University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
  2. 2
    Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK
  1. Dr R P Steeds, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; Rick.Steeds{at}uhb.nhs.uk
  • Accepted 5 May 2009
  • Published Online First 15 May 2009

Abstract

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is an established clinical tool for the identification of irreversible myocardial injury. More recently, experience with stress-perfusion CMR has increased sufficiently so that this now provides an accurate and reliable aid to clinical decision-making in patients with ischaemic heart disease. T2-weighted or “black blood” imaging is a technique used less frequently to examine the myocardium but one that is growing in stature. This article explains the rationale behind the technique and reviews recent data illustrating clinical and research scenarios in which the addition of T2-weighted sequences to standard cardiac scanning protocols might be warranted.

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  • Competing interests: None.

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  • T2 Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess Myocardial Oedema In Ischemic Heart Disease
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    Heart published online September 7, 2009

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