MRI images of the heart (IMAGE)
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MRI images of the hearts of a healthy volunteer (left), individual with HCM gene but no symptoms (middle), patient with overt HCM (right). Top: quantitative perfusion images showing defects in heart muscle blood flow (dark blue), bottom: cardiac diffusion tensor imaging (cDTI) showing evidence of disarray (dark blue). Abnormalities in perfusion and DTI occur even in the absence of overt disease.
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Dr George Joy et al
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