Short tau inversion recovery (STIR) imaging / T2 mapping:
No focal myocardial oedema can be seen.
T2 signal intensity ratio between myocardium and skeletal muscle within the same image was calculated and was normal: <1.9 - a T2 SI ratio of ≥2 is considered abnormal, provided images were acquired with the MRI integrated body coil (Q-body) 2.
T2 mapping: 51 ms (within normal range).
T1 mapping native and postcontrast:
native T1 ≈ 1025 ms, z-score of ≈ 0.8 (within normal limits)
extracellular volume (ECV) was < 30% in all segments ≈ 27.6 % (within normal limits)
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE):
Patchy intramural/subepicardial late gadolinium enhancement can be seen in the inferior midventricular/apical segments on IRGE images (red arrows) and reflects a granuloma or postinflammatory scar tissue.