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17139619

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
Three-dimensional (3D) steady-state free precession (SSFP) MRI sequences are often applied to visualize both intra- and extracardiac pathologies. In the present study the contrast behavior of 3D true fast imaging with steady precession (True-FISP) sequences for cardiac imaging was optimized in numerical simulations and compared with measurements obtained in eight healthy volunteers on a 1.5 T whole-body scanner. Two SS preparation schemes in combination with and without a T(2) preparation were assessed to improve contrast between blood and myocardium using a navigator-gated and ECG-triggered 3D True-FISP sequence. Numerical simulations and experimental studies in volunteers showed that an SS preparation using a constant flip angle (CFA) is preferable to a linear flip angle (LFA) preparation in terms of contrast between blood and myocardium. The optimized 3D True-FISP sequence provides a reliable, accurate, and time-efficient means of obtaining a morphological cardiac diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0740-3194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Optimization of blood-myocardial contrast in 3D true FISP cardiac imaging at 1.5 T.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Experimental Radiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. petros.martirosian@med.uni-tuebingen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't