Native Magnetic Resonance T1-Mapping Identifies Diffuse Myocardial Injury in Hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism (HT) is characterized by thyroid hormone deficiencies, which can lead to diffuse myocardial interstitium lesions in patients with HT. Myocardial longitudinal relaxation time (T1) mapping is a potential diagnostic tool for quantifying diffuse myocardial injury. This study aimed to asse...

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Main Authors: Xia Gao, Min Liu, Aijuan Qu, Zhe Chen, Yumei Jia, Ning Yang, Xiaomeng Feng, Jia Liu, Yuan Xu, Xinchun Yang, Guang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4786209?pdf=render