MRI of the Heart of a Patient (IMAGE)

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)

MRI of the Heart of a Patient

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Left: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart of a patient after a heart attack. Right: key. 1: left ventricle, 2: left atrium, 3: right ventricle. The major heart muscle surrounds the left ventricle, and healthy muscle appears black on MRI. After an infarction, the necrotic portion of the heart appears white on MRI after injectino of a contrast agent.

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