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From: MRI relaxation parameters predict functional outcome after experimental myocardial infarction

Figure 2

Regional wall movement and parametric analysis over 160 sectors. a) Local wall movement from end-diastole to - systole with color-encoding for the anterior, lateral, inferior, and septal sections of the LV. b) Sectorial analysis of wall movement (give as FS [%]) with poor contractile function particularly in the anterior wall. c) ROIs visualizing endo- and epicardial borders of the LV in end-diastole for pre-contract T1 calculation in each sector. d) regional pre-contrast T1 analysis clearly reveals enhanced T1 values in sectors corresponding to impaired local function in (b). e) Correlation and linear fit of pre-contrast T1 from day 1 with local function (FS) at day 21 (r = -0.851, p < 0.0001). f) Correlation and linear fit of LGE from day 1 with local function (FS) at day 21 (r = -0.851, p < 0.0001).

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