Figure 6

Black-blood short-axis views of a mid-ventricular slice before and after MI for end-diastolic phase (top row) and end-systolic phase (bottom row) in the same animal. Even for an acceleration factor of R = 3.0, LV enlargement is clearly visible after MI when compared to the LV dimensions before MI. Good contrast was achieved between LV myocardial wall and LV cavity for all investigated acceleration factors R.