| |
Black-blood LGE
|
Gray-blood LGE
|
|---|
|
Scar-to-blood contrast
|
↑ ↑
|
↑
|
|
Scar-to-myocardium contrast
| ○ / ↓a
| ○ |
|
Myocardium-to-blood contrast
|
↓ ↓ / ↓a
|
↓
|
|
Assessment of scar transmurality
| ○ / ↑a
|
↑
|
|
MI size quantification
|
↑ ↑ / ↑a
|
↑
|
|
MVO detection
| ○b
| ○b
|
|
LV thrombus detection
|
↓ ↓
| ○ |
- Indicated values are relative to conventional (bright-blood) LGE with normal myocardium nulling: ↑ = increased, ↓ = decreased, ○ = maintained
- aFirst value indicative for black-blood methods that simultaneously null both blood pool and normal myocardium (both appear black), second value indicative for black-blood methods with a dark-gray appearance of the normal myocardium
- bEqual detection but might improve differentiation with thrombus
- LGE = late gadolinium enhancement, LV = left-ventricular, MI = myocardial infarction, MVO = microvascular obstruction
