Value of Cine-MRI sequences before and after injection in the diagnosis of acute myocarditis

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Published Sep 15, 2017
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Vol. 94 No. 11 (2016): Issue Nov 2016

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Asma Zidi
Ihsen Zairi
Khadija Mzoughi
Lilia Zakhama
Service de Cardiologie. Hôpital des Forces de Sécurité Intérieure. La Marsa.
Ikram Kamoun
Afef Ben Halima
Imen Ridene

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has become the examination of choice in case of suspicion of acute myocarditis. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging is very important to establish this diagnosis. Cine MRI sequences are useful for the study of the myocardial contractility.
Aims:  The purpose is to estimate the value of cine MRI sequences before and after injection for the diagnosis of acute myocarditis compared with late gadolinium enhanced sequences.
Methods: We prospectively included 40 patients having a high suspicion of acute myocarditis and examined using a 1.5 Tesla CMR. Cine MRI sequences before and after injection were performed. The protocol also include  T2-weighted  short- tau-inversion-recovery (STIR T2) fast spin echo MRI and LGE imaging eight minutes after injection with visual adjustment of inversion time.
Results: Delayed enhancement was found among 23 patients. Fifteen patients (65 %) presented a spontaneous hyper signal detected visually on Cine MRI sequences before injection and 11 patients (48 %) on STIR T2.
The hyper signal on Cine MRI sequences after injection of gadolinium was the same topography that the late raising at 23 patients. In addition, we highlighted a significant difference between this hyper signal before injection and the left ventricle ejection fraction (p=0.022) as well as with the telesystolic volume of the left ventricle (LV) indexed by the body mass (p=0.039).
Conclusion: Our study suggests that Cine MRI sequences after injection are of equal performance in the diagnosis of acute myocarditis as the LGE sequences and its contibution is important when we want to shorten the examination or when inversion time isn't optimal.

Keywords:

myocarditis, cine MRI, late gadolinium enhancement

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