Mansi Shah1,
Monvadi B. Srichai2,3, Robert Donnino3, Daniel Kim2
1New York University School of
Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 2Radiology, New York University
School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 3Medicine, New
York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
Clinical
evaluation of myocardial edema with conventional T2-weighted imaging is
challenging because of non-uniform signal intensities associated with surface
coil. We propose to quantitatively detect myocardial edema using a
breath-hold T2 mapping pulse sequence.
The accuracy of the T2 mapping pulse sequence was validated against
qualitative T2-weighted imaging in seven patients with clinical evidence of
heart disease. The T2 mapping pulse sequence was correlated against delayed
contrast-enhanced imaging in a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
Future research include comprehensive evaluation of T2 values with specific
cardiac conditions and the clinical utility of T2 mapping for assessment of
myocardial edema