Heterogeneity of diffusion tensor imaging measurements of fractional anisotropy and mean diffusivity in normal human hearts in vivo
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Background Cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance is becoming more robust for clinical imaging. It has the potential to assess microstructural changes, such as disarray in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, through measures of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD).[1] However, normal variation in regional and transmural FA and MD is not well described.
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