Figure 1.
Two examples of PAT contoured in end-diastole on four-chamber bSSFP cine-CMR, performed using CVI42® software according to the established SOP. A single contour was drawn to select areas of high signal intensity adjacent to the epicardial surface of the left and right ventricles, resulting in output of an area measure (A). Areas of high signal intensity over the liver were not included in the PAT measure as this almost always represents adipose tissue below the diaphram (B). bSSFP, balanced steady state free precession; CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; PAT, pericardial adipose tissue; SOP, standard operating procedure. Images reproduced with permission of UK Biobank.