Myocardial T1 mapping in different cardiomyopathies at 3.0T
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Background Diffuse myocardial fibrosis has been described in different cardiomyopathies and has recently been correlated to T1 times measured by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Despite these advances it is yet unknown whether there are differences in T1 maps among these cardiomyopathies and if CMR can distinguish different levels of fibrosis in each category. Moreover, most work on T1 mapping has been carried on 1.5T scanners with limited data on these values at 3.0T.
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