Evaluation of acute myocarditis and pericarditis by Gd-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
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.
Matsouka
H
H
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hamada
M
M
Honda
T
T
Kawakami
H
H
Abe
M
M
Shigematsu
Y
Y
Sumimoto
T
T
Hiwada
K
K
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*
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA