Fig. 2.

The left column three images are from a patient with chronic transmural MI without fat deposition: fat-only (a), water-only (b), and in-phase (c) mDixon images acquired in ventricular three-chamber view. Water-only and in-phase mDixon images demonstrate transmural scar (arrows) in the medial anteroseptal, apical septal and lateral segments as well as apical cap. However, despite transmural extent of scar tissue fat-only mDixon image did not show fat accumulation. The right column three images in short-axis orientation are from patient with subendocardial scar and fat deposition: Fat-only (d) mDixon image shows fatty metaplasia in the medial inferolateral segment. Scar tissue is nicely depicted in water-only (e) and in-phase (f) mDixon images. MI myocardial infarction; mDixon multiecho inversion recovery spoiled gradient echo