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Histological validation of myocardial microstructure obtained from diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

D F Scollan1, A Holmes, R Winslow

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

Summary

Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a new way to study heart anatomy. This study validates MRI by comparing its results to histology, showing similar fiber orientations and supporting a deeper myocardial organization.

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