Figure 6.
T2 maps, T2W-STIR, and LGE images in 3 representative patients with myocarditis with no obvious edema on T2 STIR imaging. (A) 44 year old male with chest pain and a peak troponin of 33.3mg/dL. T2 values in the involved and remote segments were 65 and 54ms respectively. (B) 20 year old female with shortness of breath and chest pain with a peak troponin of 4.0mg/dL. T2 values in the involved and remote segments were 66 and 56ms respectively. (C) 39 year old male with gastrointestinal symptoms and fever with a peak troponin of 12.4mg/dL. Involved and remote segments T2 values were 67 and 45ms respectively.