Magnetization-prepared 2DFT and 3DFT gradient echo techniques are feasible for acquiring black blood cardiac images with good visualization of intraventricular structures.
Feasibility shown in volunteers; leaves open clinical translation pending patient validation studies.
Magnetization-prepared 2DFT and 3DFT gradient echo techniques are presented for acquisition of black blood cardiac images. Both methods incorporate RF pulses for blood saturation, centric or centric-like view ordering, data acquisition during late diastole, and breath-holding. In a series of 13 volunteer studies, these methods have consistently provided good visualization of intraventricular structures.
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