Imaging of Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: Current Limitations and Future Possibilities

Figure 4

(a) Short-axis midventricular native T1 map of a dialysis patient. Black arrows show areas of discretely increased signal intensity likely to represent myocardial fibrosis. (b) Corresponding short-axis midventricular plain cardiac MRI cine image of the left ventricle of the same dialysis patient. No tissue abnormality visible on plain MR imaging.

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