Abstract
Purpose: To use diffusion weighted MR imaging (DWI), a technique routinely used in patients with stroke, for diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI). Materials and methods: A breath hold ECG gated DWI sequence (b=300 sec/mm 2) was developped and applied to 7 patients with recent MI (3-15 days), 3 patients with chronic MI (> 6 months) and 4 patients with valvular heart disease without MI (control cases). DWI data were correlated to T2W, first pass perfusion and delayed enhancement data. Results: In all patients with recent MI, DWI showed an area of increased signal with reduction of ADC relative to normal myocardium. Hyperintense lesion on DWI corresponded to areas of delayed enhancement. The diffusion images were normal in patients with chronic MI or no MI. Conclusion: Even though no animal model or other reference method is available, these preliminary results indicate that DWI could assist clinicians in detecting recent MI.
Translated title of the contribution | Cardiac diffusion MRI of acute and chronic myocardial infarction: Preliminary results |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 481-484 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal de Radiologie |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diffusion weighted MR imaging
- Heart
- Infarction, Myocardium
- MRI
- Viability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology