Figure 4

This figure illustrates the visual comparison between typical examples from the respective groups. The bottom row shows the area at risk measured by SPECT shown in a bull' eye plot of the left ventricle. The top row illustrates the region of infarction from ex vivo MRI. White lines denote the slice position of the two ex vivo MRI slices in relation to each other. Note the patchy pattern of the myocardial infarction in the MRI image from the pre-reperfusion hypothermia group. In the MRI images from the post-reperfusion hypothermia group and most notably, the normothermia group, hypointense zones of microvascular obstruction are seen within the area of infarction.