Figure 1. . Conventional cardiac MRI exam for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

(A) High-resolution, static, black-blood imaging to evaluate thoracic and cardiovascular anatomy. (B) Dynamic (CINE) white-blood imaging (balanced steady-state free precession) of the left ventricular short- and long-axis to assess regional and global cardiac function. (C) Contrast enhanced perfusion imaging to confirm contrast injection. (D) Post-contrast static late gadolinium enhancement for evaluating myocardial fibrosis (white arrows).

CINE: Dynamic image; LGE: Late gadolinium enhancement.