Capturing Acute and Subchronic Myocardial Infarct by MRI Rotating Frame Relaxation Times in Mice In and Ex Vivo.

Summary: Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the world. A heart attack is one of the most serious types of heart disease. Doctors usually use MRI scans to take pictures of the heart after an attack to see the damage. This study looks at a special new way to use MRI scans to see heart damage in mice, both while they are alive and after. This new technique could help scientists find better ways to see and treat heart damage early on.