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Dual-energy CT for the detection of late enhancement in reperfused chronic infarction: a comparison to magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology in a porcine model

posted by Josef Matthias Kerl, M.D. | Oct 21, 2011
Josef Matthias Kerl, M.D.

To evaluate the performance of late enhancement dual-energy CT (LE-DECT) for the detection of infarcted myocardium as compared with 1.5-T late enhancement MRI (LE-MRI) in a porcine model of reperfused chronic myocardial infarction, using histopathology as standard of reference. Read more

Dual-energy CT for the assessment of chronic myocardial infarction in patients with chronic coronary artery disease: comparison with 3-T MRI

posted by Ralf Bauer, M.D. | Apr 18, 2011
Ralf Bauer, M.D.

The purpose of this article is to compare the performance of dual-energy CT with that of 3-T MRI with late enhancement for the detection of chronic myocardial infarction during first-pass coronary CT angiography (CTA). Read more