Incidental detection of acute myocardial infarction during routine performance of three-dimensional dynamic NIR angiographic study with dynamic injection of gadolinium

We report on the MR appearance of acute myocardial infarction in a 61-year- old man with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome using motion-independent, T2-weighted e cho train spin echo and immediate post-gadolinium three-dimensional gradien t echo imaging performed as an MRI angiographic study of the aortic arch, T he region of acute infarction was of high signal intensity on the T2-weight ed images and demonstrated greatly diminished enhancement on the immediate post-gadolinium three-dimensional gradient echo images, MRI findings showed good correlation with autopsy specimens obtained within 24 hours of the MR I study, J. Magn, Reson. Imaging 1999; 9:362-365. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.