Differentiating normal living myocardial tissue, injured living myocardial tissue, and infarcted myocardial tissue in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging
US6205349A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/561
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
By administering MR contrast agent such as Gd-DPTA, waiting for a predetermined period of time and then acquiring T1-weighted MR image data, infarcted myocardial tissue can be distinguished from injured myocardial tissue. An in vivo cine MR study is used to distinguish normal myocardial tissue from injured or infarcted myocardial tissue. As a result, it is possible to distinguish between normal, injured but living, and infarcted myocardium using MR imaging.
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