Comparison of Original and 2018 Lake Louise Criteria for Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis: Results of a Validation Cohort.
Julian Alexander LuetkensAnton FaronAlexander IsaakDarius DabirDaniel KuettingAndreas FeisstFrederic C SchmeelAlois M SprinkartDaniel ThomasPublished in: Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging (2019)
Multiparametric cardiac MRI has a high diagnostic value for the diagnosis of patients clinically suspected of having acute myocarditis. The 2018 LLC further improve the diagnostic performance of cardiac MRI by increasing its sensitivity. An implementation of the new score into routine diagnostic protocols should be considered.© RSNA, 2019See also the commentary by Gutberlet and Lücke in this issue.Supplemental material is available for this article.
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