Diffusion tensor cardiovascular magnetic resonance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a comparison of motion-compensated spin echo and stimulated echo techniques.

Zohya KhaliqueAndrew D ScottPedro F FerreiraSonia Nielles-VallespinDavid N FirminDudley J Pennell

Published in: Magma (New York, N.Y.) (2019)

In HCM, only STEAM reliably assesses biphasic myocardial microstructure. Higher MD and lower FA from M2-SE reflect the shorter diffusion times. Further work will relate DT-CMR parameters and microstructural changes in disease.

Keyphrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
magnetic resonance
left ventricular
white matter
contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
diffusion weighted imaging
molecular dynamics
room temperature
heart failure
multiple sclerosis
density functional theory
magnetic resonance imaging
high speed
computed tomography