Multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric and adolescent patients with acute myocarditis

The diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) employing the 2018 Lake Louise criteria in pediatric and adolescent patients with acute myocarditis is undefined.To evaluate the diagnostic value of the Lake Louise criteria in pediatric and adolescent patients with suspected acute myocarditis and to show the utility of cardiac MRI for follow-up in this patient cohort.Forty-three patients (age range: 8-21 years) with suspected...