Why do we see myocardial edema in acute myocardial infarcts with balanced SSFP imaging?

T2-prepared SSFP improves diagnostic con

T2-prepared SSFP improves diagnostic confidence in edema imaging in acute myocardial infarction compared to turbo spin echo

✍ Peter Kellman; Anthony H. Aletras; Christine Mancini; Elliot R. McVeigh; Andrew 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 463 KB

## Abstract __T__~2~‐weighted MRI of edema in acute myocardial infarction (MI) provides a means of differentiating acute and chronic MI, and assessing the area at risk of infarction. Conventional __T__~2~‐weighted imaging of edema uses a turbo spin‐echo (TSE) readout with dark‐blood preparation. Cl