title: Correlation between delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance and nitrate myocardial Tc-99m tetrofosmin scintigraphy in myocardial infarction: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Ospedale Santa Croce-Carle Cuneo, Italy. m_feola@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feola
authors.forename: Gian Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biggi
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauvie
authors.forename: Giovanni
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authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Margaria
authors.forename: Maurizio
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authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: Valeria
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authors.lastname: Ferrero