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T1\u03c1 values were significantly higher in patients with ICM, HCM, and DCM than controls (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). T1\u03c1 showed favorable diagnostic performance compared with native T1 in distinguishing ICM and HCM patients from controls [area under the curve (AUC): 0.959 vs. 0.739 for ICM; AUC: 0.878 vs. 0.763 for HCM], while both parameters exhibited comparable performance in DCM (AUC: 0.814 vs. 0.814). Notably, elevated T1\u03c1 values were observed in segments with or without LGE. T1\u03c1 mapping demonstrated good performance in distinguishing segments with LGE from those without LGE in ICM and HCM (AUC: 0.820 and 0.726) and exhibited a significant correlation with ECV across all disease types (ICM:\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.598; HCM:\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.577; DCM:\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.648; all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This exploratory study demonstrates the potential of T1\u03c1 mapping as a non-contrast CMR technique for detecting myocardial fibrosis in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. T1\u03c1 showed favorable diagnostic performance compared with native T1 in ICM and HCM with comparable performance in DCM. 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