FIGURE 3. Example of MRI and SPECT images obtained for 60-y-old patient presenting with severe dilated cardiomyopathy. Rest SPECT defects predominate in inferior, anterior, and apical segments. On MRI slices, these segments correspond to walls that look thinner and more curved than other walls. On this MRI sequence, myocardium is gray, blood cavities are black, and surrounding fat is white.

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