Differentiation and quantification of fibrosis, fat and fatty fibrosis in human left atrial myocardium using ex vivo MRI.
Khaoula Bouazizi-VerdierAmer RahhalSlawomir KusmiaMorgane EvinCarine DefrancePhilippe CluzelMyriam BerthetFabrice AtassiPascal LeprinceGuillaume LebretonNadjia KachenouraStéphane N HatemAlban RedheuilPublished in: PloS one (2018)
High Field ex vivo MRI was able to quantify different LA myocardial components with high agreement in 2D with histology and moreover to provide 3D quantification of such components whereas in vivo application remains a challenge.