FIGURE 5.

A 54-year-old male patient with myocardial infarction after occlusion of the left circumflex artery and successful bypass surgery 3 years ago: LGE MR images in short-axis orientation reveal a myocardial infarction in the lateral and inferolateral segments. The myocardial infarction reveals a nontransmural extent (arrowhead). A, MR image acquired after administration of 0.1 mmol/kg gadobutrol. B, MR image acquired after administration of 0.1 mmol/kg gadobenate dimeglumine. The nontransmural infarct scar shows a similar infarct area and transmural extent as well as affection of myocardial segments compared with panel A. The contrast between infarct and normal myocardium appears similar on both images; however, the contrast of infarct and left ventricular blood appears weak after application of gadobenate dimeglumine.