Microvascular obstruction and missed infarction

Microvascular obstruction and missed infarction

Because of myocyte death, myocardial infarction tissue has an increased volume of extracellular fluid and slower gadolinium kinetics than normal myocardium, so in the late phase after a bolus it appears bright and hyperenhanced.

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Veröffentlicht in:British heart journal 2002-10, Vol.88 (4), p.330-330
Hauptverfasser: Moon, J C C, Oldershaw, P J, Pennell, D J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Case studies
Chest pain
Contrast Media
Coronary Stenosis - diagnosis
Diagnosis
Gadolinium DTPA
Heart attacks
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography - methods
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Medical imaging
Microcirculation
Miscellanea
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Vascular hemostatic disorders
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Because of myocyte death, myocardial infarction tissue has an increased volume of extracellular fluid and slower gadolinium kinetics than normal myocardium, so in the late phase after a bolus it appears bright and hyperenhanced.
ISSN:1355-6037
0007-0769
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/heart.88.4.330