NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGING OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN DOGS - ALTERATIONS IN MAGNETIC-RELAXATION TIMES
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGING OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION IN DOGS - ALTERATIONS IN MAGNETIC-RELAXATION TIMES
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9149(83)90093-0
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
CROOKS, LE
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作者:
HIGGINS, CB;HERFKENS, R;CROOKS, LE
NMR imaging was used to study 24-h-old acute myocardial infarctions in 8 dogs. Images and measurements of excised hearts were obtained in a 6.5 ml bore-resistive NMR imager (0.35 Tesla). Spin echo NMR imaging in each instance demonstrated the area of infarction as a region of increased signal intensity compared with that in normal myocardium. The T1 and T2 [magnetic relaxation times] values of the area of infarction were greater than those of normal myocardium in all dogs. For each dog the T1 value was greater for the infarct region; however, the group mean value for T1 (ms) of the infarct region (728 .+-. 94) was not significantly greater than that for the normal region (650 .+-. 87). The T2 value (ms) was discriminate for all dogs, and the mean value for the infarct region (48 .+-. 2) was significantly different (P < 0.01) from the value for normal myocardium (42 .+-. 1). The percent water content of the infarct (79 .+-. 1%) was significantly greater (P < 0.01) than that of normal regions (76 .+-. 1%). The linear relationship between T2 value and percent water content showed a good correlation coefficient (r = 0.90; P < 0.01). NMR imaging detects acute myocardial infarction as a positive image without contrast media. Increased signal intensity of the infarct is related to increased hydrogen density and increased T2 relaxation time.