Fig. 2.

Native septal T₁ values of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and normal controls. T₁ values differ significantly between the septal segments of patients with (n = 12) and without late gadolinium enhancement (late gadolinium enhancement [LGE]; n = 38), and the normal septal myocardium of the healthy volunteers (n = 30, P < 0.01). T₁ values are higher in the segments with LGE than in those without (P = 0.035) and in the normal myocardium (P < 0.01). The T₁ values in the septal segments of patients without LGE are also higher than those of normal controls (P < 0.01). LGE +, septal myocardium with LGE; LGE −, septal myocardium without LGE.