Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

Parameters	Results
Number of normal volunteers (females/males)	44 (20/24)
Age (years)
Number of patients (females/males)	17 (7/10)
Age (years)
Heart rate (min^-1)
Height (cm)
Weight (kg)
LV ejection fraction (%)
LV end-diastolic volume/BSA (ml/m^2)
LV end-systolic volume/BSA (ml/m^2)

LV: left ventricular; BSA: body surface area.