Myocardial tissue characterization by segmental T2 mapping in thalassaemia major: detecting inflammation beyond iron.

Antonella MeloniLaura PistoiaVincenzo PositanoNicola MartiniRita Laura BorrelloSara SbragiAnna SpasianoTommaso CasiniPier Paolo BittiMaria Caterina PuttiLiana CucciaMassimo AllòFrancesco MasseiPaola Maria Grazia SannaRaffaele De CaterinaEmilio QuaiaFilippo CademartiriAlessia Pepe

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2023)

In TM, T2 mapping does not offer any advantage in terms of sensitivity for MIO assessment but detects subclinical myocardial inflammation.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
high resolution
left ventricular
high density
heart failure
mass spectrometry