Stephan William Anderson1, Jennifer
Ellis-Ward2, Erskine Hawkins3, James A. Hamilton4,
Carl J. O'Hara5, Lawreen H. Connors6, Jorge A. Soto1,
David C. Seldin2, Hernan Jara1
1Radiology, Boston
University Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States; 2Hematology
& Medical Oncology, Boston University Medical Center; 3Boston
University School of Medicine; 4Physiology & Biophysics,
Boston University Medical Center; 5Pathology & Laboratory
Medicine, Boston University Medical Center; 6Biochemistry, Boston
University School of Medicine
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of amyloid deposition on T2 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements in human autopsy specimens of myocardium, liver, spleen, and kidney of patients with AL amyloidosis using 11.7T MRI.