Table 5.

Myocarditis

Sequence	Imaging plane	Indication
Standard imaging
Cine bSSFP	Short-axis stack	LV volumes, mass, and EF RV volumes, mass, and EF Regional wall motion abnormalities
	LV long-axis views
T2 edema-weighted imaging (e.g., STIR)	Short-axis stack LV 2-chamber view LV 4-chamber view	Focal myocardial edema Pericardial effusion
T1 mapping (native)	Short-axis stack	Focal and diffuse myocardial edema, but also detects hyperemia or fibrosis
T2 mapping (pre-contrast)	Short-axis stack	Myocardial edema
≥ 15 min post-contrast T1 mapping	Mid-cavity, apical and basal short-axis views	Extracellular volume
Late gadolinium enhancement	Short-axis stack LV long-axis views RV-specific views	Myocardial or pericardial hyperenhancement

EF ejection fraction, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LV left ventricular, RV right ventricular, bSSFP balanced steady state free precession, STIR short tau inversion recovery