PMID- 29734489 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191028 LR - 20191028 IS - 1522-2586 (Electronic) IS - 1053-1807 (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec TI - Diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging in the assessment of the dynamic status of myocardial perfusion. PG - 1602-1609 LID - 10.1002/jmri.26179 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and places a significant financial burden on our society. PURPOSE: To determine the feasibility of cardiac intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) in the consecutive evaluation of myocardial perfusion in myocardial infarction patients postpercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and to investigate the dynamic biological phenomena in myocardial perfusion after AMI. STUDY TYPE: Prospective observational study. POPULATION: Twenty ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients after reperfusion therapy and 12 healthy volunteers served as controls. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE: Cardiac MRI at 3T, including steady-state free precession (SSFP) cine imaging, T(2) -short time inversion recovery (T(2) -STIR), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), T(2) mapping, and IVIM diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) were performed. ASSESSMENT: Myocardial T(2) value and IVIM-DWI-associated parameters (ADC(fast) , ADC(slow) , and f value) of the infarcted myocardium at different timepoints, remote myocardium, and normal myocardium were analyzed by two experienced radiologists. STATISTICAL TESTS: Independent sample's t-test, Pearson's, and Spearman's correlation and interobserver variability were applied. P