Very early changes in myocardial tissue composition during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are difficult to assess in vivo. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging provides techniques for visualizing tissue pathology.
Franz Volhard Clinic at the Max Delbrück Center, Helios-Klinikum, Berlin-Buch, Medical Faculty of the Charité, Department Cardiology, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany. schulzmenger@fvk-berlin.de