Tweaking MRI to Track Creatine May Spot Heart Problems Earlier (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Tweaking MRI to Track Creatine May Spot Heart Problems Earlier

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On the left, creatine CEST maps of healthy myocardium, and on the right, eight week-old infarcted tissue, with noticeably less creatine. Arrow on right indicates infarcted region of heart tissue.

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<I>Nature Medicine</I>

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