Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) exam performed in a 45-year-old patient with acute (5th day) myocarditis presenting a cardiomyopathic onset of disease. T2 short-tau inversion recovery image (T2-STIR) acquired on mid-ventricular short axis (a) shows subepicardial edematous imbibition of the anterior and inferolateral segment of the left ventricular myocardium (arrows) with corresponding late gadolinium enhancement with the same nonischemic pattern of distribution ((b)-(c)). Left ventricle appears moderately dilated (EDV: 203 mL); systolic function was depressed (EF: 32%).