Cited 33 times since 1995 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC Magnetic resonance in medicine, Volume 34, Issue 2, 1 1 1995, Pages 161-169 Quantitative analysis of regional left ventricular function after myocardial infarction in the pig assessed with cine magnetic resonance imaging. Holman ER, Vliegen HW, van der Geest RJ, Reiber JH, van Dijkman PR, van der Laarse A, de Roos A, van der Wall EE
To assess the accuracy of quantitative analysis of global and regional wall motion and wall thickening of the left ventricle with cine magnetic resonance (MR), images obtained in eight pigs before and after myocardial infarction were compared with those obtained using gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA)-enhanced multislice spin-echo MR imaging and determination of pathology. The region with abnormal wall motion and wall thickening, as determined with cine MR imaging, identified the same region of infarction as indicated by Gd-DTPA-enhanced spin-echo MR imaging and pathology. Within the infarcted region wall motion and wall thickening analyzed with the centerline method were significantly reduced. We conclude that the use of quantitative analysis of cine MR images accurately determines localization and extent of regional left ventricular dysfunction in the infarcted heart in vivo. This analysis using dedicated software including the centerline method allows sequential assessment of regional left ventricular function in normal and infarcted hearts.
