Citation

Mantini C, Messalli G, Paloscia L, Mastrodicasa D, Francone M, Mascellanti M, D'Alleva A, Raffaele Cotroneo A. Iran J. Radiol. 2016; 13(4): e36779.

Affiliation

Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Teheran University of Medical Sciences ; Iranian Radiological Society)

DOI

10.5812/iranjradiol.36779

PMID

27895877

PMCID

PMC5116988

Abstract

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is a well-established noninvasive imaging modality in clinical cardiology. Its ability to provide tissue characterization make it well suited for the study of patients with cardiac diseases. We describe a multi-modality imaging evaluation of a 45-year-old man who experienced a near drowning event during swimming. We underline the unique capability of tissue characterization provided by cMRI, which allowed detection of subtle, clinically unrecognizable myocardial damage for understanding the causes of sudden cardiac arrest and also showed the small damages caused by cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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