Research Article

Manganese-Enhanced T1 Mapping in the Myocardium of Normal and Infarcted Hearts

Figure 4

Comparison of DEMRI and MEMRI infarct quantification by T1 mapping. Mean infarct size as a percentage of left ventricular myocardium at maximal infarct short-axis slice in rats with DEMRI and MEMRI T1 mapping at two time points; early post-MI (3 weeks, , left panel) and late post-MI (12 weeks, , right panel). Infarct size as assessed by MEMRI T1 mapping is significantly lower than DEMRI T1 mapping at 3 weeks (), a result which is attenuated at 12 weeks (). Error bars represent standard deviation. Example T1 maps with delayed enhancement and gradient echo cine images are shown for one animal.