TIMI myocardial perfusion grade 0
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Failure of dye to enter the microvasculature, indicating a lack of tissue level perfusion.
- Intensity Range: 0
- 0.5 = Minimal ground glass appearance (“blush”) or opacification of the myocardium in the distribution of the artery. Minimal blush is being defined as being either very small in size and/or being less intense or bright than “normal” blush.
Example
Shown below are a static image and an animated image depicting TIMI myocardial perfusion grade 0.
