title: Merging strain-echo measurements with late gadolinium enhancement at cardiac MRI: An upcoming chance for advanced functional assessment of fibrosis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Hospital, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: cdegregorio@unime.it.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Gregorio
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Hospital, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Bella
mesh_terms: D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005682:Gadolinium; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Echocardiography; Fibrosis; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial function; Strain imaging