Reperfused Myocardial Infarction as Seen with Use of Necrosis-specific versus Standard Extracellular MR Contrast Media in Rats

Abstract

The sizes of hyperenhanced regions displayed by using mesoporphyrin and gadopentetate dimeglumine differed from each other. The difference in size of the hyperenhanced region demarcated by mesoporphyrin and gadopentetate dimeglumine may provide an estimation of potentially salvageable myocardium.