Figure 1

Representative short-axis images obtained from a dog subject to ischemia-reperfusion injury in the LAD territory. A STIR (TE = 7.1 ms); B: T2-STIR (TE = 64 ms); C: T1 map; D: T2 map; E: PSIR LGE magnitude image; F: PSIR LGE phase image. A and B were obtained with body coil, while C-F were ontained with surfance coil. Note that the LAD territory is hyperintense in A and B, indicating that even in the presence of a low T2-weighting (A), the affected region can be readily discriminated. Corresponding myocardial territories that appear hyperintese in A and B, also show elevations in T1 and T2 values (C and D, respectively). E and F confirm the presence of LAD infact.