Fig. 1

Representative examples of patch-like and diffuse representations of myocardial fibrosis in ADC, ECV, and LGE images. Although not used for quantitative analysis, LGE is provided for visual context. Regional patches of myocardial fibrosis (white arrow) are visualized as a hyperintense region in ADC, ECV, and LGE images. Diffuse presentation of myocardial fibrosis is qualitatively more conspicuous for both ADC and ECV image with “pepper-like” hyper intensity texture. Note that for the LGE image, appropriate window-leveling is required to properly visualize the same “pepper-like” hyper intensity