MR images taken during the systole phase improve diagnoses of scars on the heart

MR images taken when the ventricles of the heart relax and fill with blood and then when the ventricles contract and eject blood to the rest of the body provide a more complete picture of the extent of myocardial scar in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a new study finds.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/arr…