Cardiac MRI plays an important role in the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs),
including ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, congenital disease …

Non-invasive quantification of the extracellular volume (ECV) is a method for the evaluation
of focal and diffuse myocardial fibrosis, potentially obviating the need for invasive …

Background Large studies on the diagnostic performance of CT-derived myocardial
extracellular volume fraction (ECV) for detecting cardiac amyloidosis are lacking. A simple …

Myocardial inflammation occurs following activation of the cardiac immune system,
producing characteristic changes in the myocardial tissue. Cardiovascular magnetic …

Myocardial fibrosis, resulting from the disturbance of extracellular matrix homeostasis in
response to different insults, is a common and important pathological remodeling process …

Background The significance of measuring 99mTc-labelled-3, 3-diphosphono-1, 2-
propanodicarboxylic acid (99mTc-DPD) in transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis has not …

Echocardiography is essential in the initial assessment of suspected cardiomyopathy, but a
multimodality approach can improve diagnostics and management. CMR allows for accurate …

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic performance of myocardium-to-lumen R1 (1/T1) ratio on
postcontrast T1 maps for the detection of cardiac amyloidosis in a large patient sample …

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with gadolinium-based contrast
agents offers unique non-invasive insights into cardiac tissue composition. Myocardial …

The extracellular volume (ECV) fraction derived from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)
can reflect various pathologies. The application of ECVs was limited by the strict requirement …