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Figure 1 | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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From: MultiContrast Delayed Enhancement (MCODE) improves detection of subendocardial myocardial infarction by late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a clinical validation study

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Simplified schematic of what data is acquired in MCODE: Within the same acquisition, MCODE produces both a LGE T1 image and a T2-weighted image at similar time points in the cardiac cycle. The LGE image is comparable to conventional methods with nulled, normal myocardium and bright MI. The T2-weighted image easily differentiates fluid (blood) from solid tissue (myocardium) but has minimal T1-weighting. Thus, the MI looks comparable to viable myocardium, and the endocardium is better delineated than on LGE images. Red arrows indicate the location of a MI on both the LGE T1 image (left) and the T2-weighted image (right).

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