A novel multiparametric imaging approach to acute myocarditis using T2-mapping and CMR feature tracking.
Bettina BaeßlerMelanie TreutleinFrank SchaarschmidtChristian StehningBernhard SchnackenburgGuido MichelsDavid MaintzAlexander C BunckPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2017)
A multiparametric CMR imaging model including the novel T2-mapping derived parameter madSD, the feature tracking derived strain parameter GCSLV and LGE yields superior diagnostic sensitivity in suspected acute myocarditis when compared to any imaging parameter alone and to LLC.