Diagnosis of Acute Myocarditis Using Texture-Based Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, with CINE Imaging as a Novel Tissue Characterization Technique.

ABSTRACT: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as a useful tool in the diagnostic work-up of patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis (AM), yet the diagnosis remains challenging. The purpose of this proof-of-concept study was to evaluate if data-driven texture analysis has the feasibility to automatically distinguish between patients with and without CMR-verified AM using T2-weighted, late gadolinium enhancement, and CINE imaging. In particular, the present study investigated if functional CINE imaging could be used as a novel tissue characterization technique. Twenty patients with clinically suspected AM, separated into CMR-verified (n = 10) and non CMR-verified (n = 10) AM according to the Lake Louise criteria, were retrospectively included. Texture features were

SUBMITTER: Papalini EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9777125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature