In this work, the best size for late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images in the training dataset was determined to optimize deep learning training outcomes. Non-extra pixel and extra pixel interpolation algorithms wer...
Aortic stenosis (AS) is associated with the development of replacement myocardial fibrosis/scar. Given the dose-dependent relationship between scar and clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery, scar quantity may serve as an impo...
Background/Objectives: The presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with Fabry disease (FD) is a predictor of adverse cardiac events. The aim of this study was to establish the most reliable and re...
Background: Myocardial damage in myocarditis is assessed through late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Variability in quantifying myocarditis extent results from imprecise image segmentation and inconclusive data on quan...
Myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart is abruptly occluded. The “gold standard” method for imaging MI is cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with intravenously administered gadolinium-ba...
Background: An important determinant of mortality in AS is the presence and quantity of myocardial scar. Scar quantification using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may be a useful risk-stratificatio...
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI is the gold standard technique for myocardial viability assessment. Although the technique accurately reflects the damaged tissue, there is no clinical standard to quantify myocardial infarction (MI). Moreover, c...
Aim: In patients meeting the criteria for LV apical ballooning syndrome, CMR typically identifies myocardial oedema without Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE). However, LGE does not exclude LV apical ballooning syndrome and small necrotic areas can be...
Despite cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) being the current gold standard for non-invasive myocardial characterization and fibrosis quantification, its accessibility is limited, particularly in acute settings and...
Late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR) permits non-invasive quantification of myocardial fibrosis; however, automated scar segmentation remains challenging due to limited expert annotations and reduced image quality c...
In sub-Saharan Africa, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) is a common yet poorly investigated cause of heart failure. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is the gold standard for tissue characterisation and volumetric quantification...
Background and Objectives: To compare the accuracy of multimodality imaging (myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT MPI), 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET), and cardiovascul...
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has an important emerging role in the evaluation and management of patients with cardiomyopathies, especially in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). It allows a non-invasive characterization of myocard...
Background/Objectives: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging provides a comprehensive assessment of myocardial injury after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), yet the relative prognostic value of segmental infarct zone parameters...
The prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in cardiomyopathies (CM) remains a challenge. The current guidelines still favor the implantation of devices for the primary prevention of SCD only in patients with severely reduced left ventricular ejecti...
The growing participation in competitive and recreational sports has increased the clinical relevance of Sports Cardiology, particularly for athletes with borderline or ambiguous findings during cardiovascular screening. Advanced imaging is essential...