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Table 2 Clinical utility of parametric mapping techniques ordered by pathophysiologic mechanism and tissue characteristics. ++ = useful; + = potentially useful;? = unknown; − = not useful. *: Diffuse/global refers to findings affecting the majority of the myocardium, whereas focal/regional refers to localized, including patchy abnormalities

From: Clinical recommendations for cardiovascular magnetic resonance mapping of T1, T2, T2* and extracellular volume: A consensus statement by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) endorsed by the European Association for Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

 

T1 (native)

ECV

T2

T2*

Infiltration

Iron

+

?

+

++

Amyloid

++

++

?

–

Anderson-Fabry

++

–

+

–

Acute myocardial injury

Edema

++

+

++

?

Necrosis

++

++

+

++

Hemorrhage

+

?

+

++

Fibrosis

Diffuse/global*

+

++

?

–

Focal/regional*

+

++

–

–