T1 mapping for myocardial extracellular volume measurement by CMR: bolus only versus primed infusion technique

• Published in: JACC. Cardiovascular imaging Vol. 6; no. 9; p. 955
• Main Authors: White, Steven K, Sado, Daniel M, Fontana, Marianna, Banypersad, Sanjay M, Maestrini, Viviana, Flett, Andrew S, Piechnik, Stefan K, Robson, Matthew D, Hausenloy, Derek J, Sheikh, Amir M, Hawkins, Philip N, Moon, James C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - diagnosis; Contrast Media; Extracellular Matrix - pathology; Female; Gadolinium DTPA; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardium - pathology; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Young Adult; bolus; cardiac imaging techniques; EQ-CMR; T1 mapping; aortic stenosis; infusion; dynamic; extracellular space; extracellular volume fraction; CMR; LGE; ROI; ShMOLLI; collagen volume fraction (%); AS; CVF; shortened modified look-locker inversion recovery; HCM; extracellular volume; region of interest; ECV; equilibrium contrast cardiac magnetic resonance; fibrosis; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; equilibrium; late gadolinium enhancement; cardiac magnetic resonance

The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of the contrast "bolus only" T1 mapping cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) technique for measuring myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV). Myocardial ECV can be measured with T1 mapping before and after contrast agent if the contras...