Intra-cardiac distribution of late gadolinium enhancement in cardiac sarcoidosis and dilated cardiomyopathy

Figure 3 Typical late gadolinium enhancement distribution profiles. Characteristic patterns of LE distribution in LE-MRI (A) and the cartoons (B). Striated: Striated LE distribution in midwall; Nodular: Nodular (transmural) LE distribution; Circumferential: Subepicardial LE distribution in > 50% circumferential LV wall; Sub-epi + sub-end: Subepicardial and subendocardial LE distribution with spared midwall (white arrows); C: The prevalence of characteristic patterns of LE distribution in patients with CS and with DCM. CS: Cardiac sarcoidosis; DCM: Dilated cardiomyopathy; LE: Late gadolinium enhancement; LV/RV: Left and right ventricles; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.