title: Evaluation of acute myocarditis and pericarditis by Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging was performed in two adult patients with acute myocarditis and pericarditis. Gd-DTPA enhancement seemed to identify the exact cardiac region with the higher degree of inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsouka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiwada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003287:Contrast Media; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA