Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging

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GraSE-STIR and conventional STIR images of the patient with severely enlarged size and reduced systolic function. Large semimobile clot with edema can be seen in apical section. The image quality of GraSE-STIR (scale of 4 out of 5) is significantly higher than conventional STIR sequence (scale of 3 out of 5). Motion artifact is clearly seen in 2CH and 4Ch of conventional STIR images. High SI artifacts in LV myocardium are clearly seen in SAX, 2CH, and 4CH plans of both sequences with no significant differences.