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Table 1 Comparison between 2D, 3D-LGE MRI, histochemical staining and histopathological infarct size.

From: Quantification of myocardial viability in diffuse and contiguous infarction using 3D inversion recovery MRI: Validation against microscopy

 

3D-IR GRE

2D-IR GRE

TTC

Microscopy

Beating heart

    

Group I

9.0 ± 0.6

9.0 ± 0.3

  

Group II

14.4 ± 0.6*+

14.3 ± 0.5*+

  

Group III

16.0 ± 1.8*

15.8 ± 1.6*

  

Non-beating heart

    

Group I

9.0 ± 0.4

9.2 ± 0.7

8.4 ± 0.4

 

Group II

14.6 ± 0.6*

14.1 ± 0.5*

14.9 ± 1.8*

13.3 ± 0.5

Group III

16.1 ± 1.9*

16.1 ± 2.1*

16.0 ± 1.6*

17.8 ± 1.8#$

  1. *p < 0.05 compared with group I, #p < 0.05 compared with coherent 3D and 2D, ;$p < 0.05 compared with group II, ;+p < 0.05 compared with microscopy of the same cohort.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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