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

Figure 4

The comparison of myocardial edema imaging techniques. GraSE-STIR, conventional STIR, and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) of myocardial edema in the patient with normal left ventricle (LV) size, reduced systolic dysfunction, and apical segment aneurysm formation with layered apical clot. Regional edema is defined by areas of increased SI (arrows) in all sequences.