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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

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A cardiac MRI could be helpful for measuring LV aneurysm size and shape.

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A cardiac MRI is helpful for diagnosing LV aneurysm, and it may be emerging as the preferred noninvasive technique for the preoperative assessment of LV shape, thinning, and resectability.[1]

References

  1. Hüther J, Doenst T, Nitzsche S, Thiele H, Mohr FW, Gutberlet M (2011). "Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of ventricular function, geometry, and viability before and after surgical ventricular reconstruction". J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 142 (6): 1515–22.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.04.040. PMID 21907357.


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