Structural Characterization of Cardiac Purkinje Fibers Using Inhomogeneous Magnetization Transfer (ihMT): A proof of Concept MRI-Histology Approach
Arash Forodighasemabadi, Evgenios Kornaropoulos, Marion Constantin, Lucas Soustelle, Fanny Vaillant, Jude Leury, Richard D. Walton, Olivier Bernus, Bruno Quesson, Olivier M. Girard, Guillaume Duhamel, Julie Magat
This paper uses ihMT MRI to differentiate subregions of cardiac Purkinje fibers in sheep hearts, showing higher ihMTR in free-running PF compared to insertion points and myocardium, with histology confirming collagen differences.
NMR in Biomedicine · Apr 19, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics