Long-Term Left Ventricular Remodelling in Rat Model of Nonreperfused Myocardial Infarction: Sequential MR Imaging Using a 3T Clinical Scanner
Figure 3
Short-axis images of the heart for sham and MI rats. Top row shows ED images 2 and 4 weeks after surgery, and bottom row shows the same for ES. ES images demonstrate significant dilation and wall thinning (arrows) in MI group at 2 and 4 weeks after surgery.