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Fig. 2 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Fig. 2

From: Young patient with hantavirus-induced myocarditis detected by comprehensive cardiac magnetic resonance assessment

Fig. 2

Demonstrate the analysis in detail of the native T1− (a) and T2-mapping (b) images from baseline (upper row) and native T1− (c) and T2-mapping (d) images at follow up (bottom row). Since increased native T1-mapping values can reflect both fibrosis and tissue edema, T2-mapping can discriminate between both stages by detecting myocardial water content (=edema/inflammation). In this case, increased native T1 and T2 values at baseline exam indicated substantial inflammation (myocarditis), which decreased at follow up suggesting myocardial healing which is supported by the absence of LGE (indicating irreversible myocardial damage) both at baseline and follow up CMR

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