title: [Acute myocardial infarction and MRI: a comparison of infarct size by MRI and peak creatine kinase after a first episode].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the assessment of infarct size using MRI and peak CK value.
  
  
  METHODS
  16 patients presenting with a first MI and seriall measurement of CK underwent gadolinium-enhanced MRI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant correlation was observed between both estimates of infarct size (r=0.56, p=0.0025). In addition, an inverse correlation was found between residual viability and peak CK (r=-0.51; p=0.043).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After a first episode of MI, infarct size estimate by MRI correlates with that determined by peak CK measurement.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, CHU Brugmann, 4, place Van-Gehuchten, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgique. ehu714@hotmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anaye
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Avni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christophe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA