• J Magn Reson Imaging · May 2002

    Simultaneously monitoring both T(1) and T(2)* signal intensities on a bolus injection of Gd-DTPA may distinguish infarcted myocardium.

    • John Mark, Guangping Dai, Bo Xiang, Jiankang Sun, Normand Lazarow, William G Lindsay, Robert Corne, Roxanne Deslauriers, and Ganghong Tian.
    • Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    • J Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 May 1; 15 (5): 532-40.

    PurposeTo determine whether injured myocardium may be identified by simultaneously monitoring contrast-induced T(1) and T(2)* signal intensity time-course changes with an interleaved T(1)-T(2)* imaging sequence.Materials And MethodsGadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (0.05 mmol/ kg) was injected as a bolus into ex vivo pig hearts, and simultaneous T(1) and T(2)* time-courses were obtained during the first pass.ResultsObserving contrast-enhanced R(1) or R(2)* rates (1/T(1) or 1/T(2)* times, respectively) early after contrast injection did not fully differentiate viable from nonviable myocardium. T(2)* recovery at maximal T(1) signal intensity, measured using simultaneous T(1) and T(2)* imaging, displayed a significantly different percentage recovery (P < 0.05) among normal (30.5 +/- 2.4% of baseline value), reperfused infarcted (63 +/- 7.2%), and low-reflow infarcted (90 +/- 2.8%) myocardium.ConclusionSimultaneously monitoring both T(1) and T(2)* signal intensities may help in the assessment of myocardial injury.Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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