Comparative Evaluation of Various Combinable Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Pulse-sequences for Macrophage Imaging Using Ferucarbotran

Summary

The aim of this study is to: * clarify whether macrophage imaging using ferucarbotran is able to delineate the region of myocardial infarction as accurate as gadolinium-based necrosis/fibrosis imaging; * identify possible differences in infarct imaging using ferucarbotran for macrophage imaging compared to necrosis/fibrosis imaging with gadolinium-based compounds; and * evaluate which MRI pulse-sequences maximise sensitivity for macrophage imaging with ferucarbotran in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.

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Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2010-03

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