Chinese Journal of Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 473-477.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-298X.2018.05.016
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Lupus myocarditis (LM) is characterized by complex myocardial autoimmune processes leading to inflammation,cardiomyocyte injury and reparative fibrosis.Clinical recognition of lupus myocarditis is challenging due to a paucity of classic cardiac symptoms.There is a lack of a reliable noninvasive diagnostic test.Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a diagnostic tool for the assessment of patients with suspected lupus myocarditisCMR has the advantages of nontraumatic,nonradioactive,no iodine contrast agent,high repeatability.T1 and T2Mapping are new quantitative imaging techniques,which are sensitive techniques for identifying myocarditis,edema and fibrosis.CMR has important value for early diagnosis,risk assessment,guiding treatment strategy and prognostic evaluation of LM.
Key words: lupus myocarditis, cardiac magnetic resonance, late gadolinium enhancement
DONG Jianhua,LUO Song,HU Weixin. Application of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of lupus myocarditis[J]. Chinese Journal of Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation, 2018, 27(5): 473-477.
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