Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder characterized by development of
noncaseating granulomas in various organs. Although the etiology of this condition is …

Abstract “Stunned myocardium,” characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction, was
first described via animal models using transient coronary artery occlusion. However, this …

Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of equilibrium contrast material–enhanced dual-energy
cardiac computed tomography (CT) to determine extracellular volume fraction (ECV) in …

Although delayed contrast material–enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
has traditionally been used to evaluate ischemic disease and myocardial viability, it is …

Background To compare 11 heartbeat (HB) and 17 HB modified lock locker inversion
recovery (MOLLI) pulse sequence at 3T and to establish preliminary reference values for …

Myocardial fibrosis is a common endpoint in a variety of cardiac diseases and a major
independent predictor of adverse cardiac outcomes. Short of histopathologic analysis, which …

Abstract Delayed Enhancement cardiac MRI (DE-MRI) has become indispensable for the
diagnosis of myocardial diseases. However, to quantify the disease severity, doctors need …

Advances in scanner technology enabling shorter scan times, improvements in spatial and
temporal resolution, and more dose-efficient data reconstruction coupled with rapidly …

Myocardial fat is often seen at cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging of healthy adults and patients with myocardial diseases. Physiologic …

Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) describes the phenotypical phenomena
characterized by the presence of excessive trabeculation of the left ventricle which forms a …