Scott David Swanson1, Gisela C. Mueller1,
David Raffel1, Dorthea Happ1, Claire S. Duvernoy2,3,
Rodica Pop-Busui4
1Department of Radiology, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; 2Cardiology Section, VA
Ann Arbor Health Care System, United States; 3Department of
Internal Medicine, University of Michigan; 4Department of Internal
Medicine; Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, , University of
Michigan
We
compare left ventricular torsion as measured by cardiac MR tagging with
sympathetic denervation as measure by PET and find that increased torsion is
correlated with denervation.