2024/10/14 by Rahul G. Muthalaly, Timothy Abrahams, Andrew Lin +7 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes #Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics #Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s10554-024-03226-4
openalex publication_date 2024/10/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Myocardial fibrosis is a common endpoint of many cardiac diseases and increasingly recognized as a predictor of heart failure, arrhythmia, and death. Recent studies have utilised cardiac computed tomography (CT) scans with delayed phase imaging to quantify diffuse fibrosis of the myocardium. CT extracellular volume (CT-ECV) measurement correlates well with CMR and histological myocardial fibrosis. Furthermore, CT-ECV predicts outcomes such as death, heart failure and arrhythmia in various disease states. This review summarizes the rationale and methodology behind CT-ECV measurement and provides a detailed summary of the current clinical evidence for the use of CT-ECV.