Key result
Cardiac cine MR imaging at 3 T using SSFP or FLASH yielded similar quantification of cardiac volume and mass compared to 1.5 T (P≥0.05 for all parameters).
Why the study?
Does 3 Tesla cardiac MRI provide comparable cardiac volume and mass measurements to 1.5 Tesla MRI in healthy volunteers and patients with impaired LV function?
Observational (n=20)
Does 3 Tesla cardiac MRI provide comparable cardiac volume and mass measurements to 1.5 Tesla MRI in healthy volunteers and patients with impaired LV function?
p-value: p=≥0.05
Cardiac cine MR imaging at 3 T is highly reproducible and yields comparable cardiac volume and mass measurements to 1.5 T, allowing normal values established at 1.5 T to be applied to 3 T scans.
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Supports applying 1.5 T norms to 3 T cine MRI; leaves open prospective validation across broader populations.
Hudsmith et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Impaired left ventricular function and healthy volunteers (n=20). Cardiac cine MR imaging at 3 Tesla vs. Cardiac cine MR imaging at 1.5 Tesla was evaluated on Quantification of LV and right ventricular (RV) volumes, mass, or function (p=≥0.05). Cardiac cine MR imaging at 3 T using SSFP or FLASH yielded similar quantification of cardiac volume and mass compared to 1.5 T (P≥0.05 for all parameters).
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