Myocardial R2* and T2 values in healthy volunteers and patients with myocarditis
| Healthy volunteers (panmyocardial) | Myocarditis (panmyocardial) | Myocarditis (LGE+ regions) | |
| Panmyocardial pre-USPIO R2* (s−1) | 46.9±4.1 | 43.7±5.3 | 51.8±8.3 |
| Panmyocardial post-USPIO R2* (s−1) | 84.2±12.4 | 75.6±11.3 | 86.1±15.3 |
| Panmyocardial ΔR2* (s−1) | 37.2±9.6 | 31.4±7.5 | 35.0±15.0 |
| T2 (ms) | 46.7±1.6 | 48.9±3.1 | 57.1±5.3**** |
Mean±SD.
****p<0.0001 (compared with volunteers).