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Cardiac Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and T1 Mapping to Assess Myocardial Fibrosis and Perfusion Defect in Systemic Sclerosis

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Benjamin Terrier1,2, Hervé Gouya3, Agnès Dechartres4,5, Moncef Ben Arfi3, Alice Bérézne1, Alexis Régent1,2, Bertrand Dunogué1,2, Jonathan London1,2, Pascal Cohen1, Loïc Guillevin1,2, Claire Le Jeunne1,2, Paul Legmann3, Olivier Vignaux3, Luc Mouthon1,2

1Department of Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases of Ile de France, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP–HP), Paris; 2Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris; 3 Department of Radiology, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Paris, France.

Abstract

Background. Myocardial microscopic fibrosis (MF) may occur during systemic sclerosis (SSc) and lead to impaired myocardial contraction and/or arrhythmia. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used for the noninvasive characterization of myocardium. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of CMRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) andT1 mapping sequences to assess perfusion defect and myocardial MF, respectively.

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