Diagnosis of acute global myocarditis using cardiac MRI with quantitative T1 and T2 mapping: Case report and literature review

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 727-732

  Park, Chul Hwan ^a   Choi, Eui Young ^b   Greiser, Andreas ^c   Paek, Mun Young ^d   Hwang, Sung Ho ^a   Kim, Tae Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^d Siemens Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocarditis; T1 map; T2 map

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GLOBAL MYOCARDITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; T1 MAP; T2 MAP;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 84883850966     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2013.14.5.727     Document Type: Article

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