Correlation between delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance and nitrate myocardial Tc-99m tetrofosmin scintigraphy in myocardial infarction: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) has been recently proposed as an alternative tool in identifying myocardial viability and transmural distribution of necrosis in the myocardium.


METHODS
We describe a case of a 71-year-old man admitted for ischemic-like chest pain in which DE-MRI and post-nitrate 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial scintigraphy equally contributed to the diagnosis of previous lateral myocardial infarction.


CONCLUSIONS
In this patient with coronary artery disease, the absence of uptake of tracer at myocardial scintigraphy appeared to be closely correlated to DE-MRI data. Cardiologists can use SPECT or DE-MRI to obtain similar information about myocardial viability.
Feola
Mauro
M
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle Cuneo, Italy. m_feola@virgilio.it.
Rosso
Gian Luca
GL
Biggi
Alberto
A
Chauvie
Stephane
S
Leonardi
Giovanni
G
Margaria
Franca
F
Grosso
Maurizio
M
Ferrero
Valeria
V