Cardiac Diffusion Tensor MRI: Application in Heart Failure

Kévin Moulin1, Luigi E. Perotti2, Ilya Verzhbinsky3, Michael Loecher1, Daniel Ennis4

  • 1Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
  • 2University of Central Florida
  • 3Stanford University
  • 4Stanford University, Stanford, CA

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09:30 - 09:45 | Wed 24 Jul | M4 - Level 3 | WeA11.5

Session: Challenges and Opportunities of Cardiac Imaging and Advanced Data Analysis in Cardiovascular Disease

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Abstract

Cardiac microstructure critically underlies normal cardiac performance. Cardiac diffusion tensor MRI (cDTI) enables the in vivo evaluation of microstructural remodeling. cDTI methods are poised to provide mechanistic insight to heart failure, especially when coupled with measured loading conditions and MRI-enabled measurements of myocardial kinematics. Herein, we describe recent advances in cDTI that enable evaluation of myocardial microstructure and microstructural dynamics in vivo.