ETM Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 1792-0981 1792-1015 D.A. Spandidos 10.3892/etm.2026.13171 ETM-31-6-13171 Retraction [Retracted] Combination of magnetic resonance imaging and targeted contrast agent for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction QinJiangjun ZhouShuchang LiZhiwei ChenYinan QinQun AiTao 062026 27042026 31 6 176 Copyright: © 2026 Qin et al. 2026 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.

Exp Ther Med 16:3303-3308, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6600

Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn to the Editor’s attention by a concerned reader that various of the images showing the morphological analysis of myocardial infarction in Fig. 2 were strikingly similar to data that had already appeared in different form in Figs. 2 and 4 of another article written by different authors at different research institutes, which had been published two years previously in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure.

In view of the fact that the abovementioned data had already apparently been published prior to the receipt of this article at Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, the Editor has decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal. The authors were asked for an explanation to account for these concerns, but the Editorial Office did not receive a reply. The Editor apologizes to the readership for any inconvenience caused.