Figure 3: Histological assessment of myocardial alterations in accordance with the MR ROI areas in the interventricular septum myocardium.

Masson’s staining (blue = fibrosis, red = myocardial cells) of the hearts of control and DM rabbits. Compared with the control group, the severity of diffuse interstitial fibrosis increased as the duration of diabetes increased in the DM group.