Fig. 2

Schematic representation of bull’s-eye plots for the analyzed basal and middle short-axis slices, showing the following: A The presence and distribution of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) -positive segments for all boys with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy (DMD) with LGE +. The outer ring represents the basal segments, and the inner ring represents the midventricular segments. Free wall segments (orange) were more commonly affected by LGE than septal segments (gray). B Segmental native T1 values (means ± SD) in controls (left), DMD patients with LGE + (middle) and DMD patients with LGE− (right). Segments with abnormal values compared to healthy controls are marked with asterisks. Segments with abnormal values compared to LGE + patients are marked with the symbol &. (^*p < 0.05 vs. controls; ^&p < 0.05 vs. DMD with focal fibrosis.)