Why the study?
Do fast spiral, EPI, and FLASH MRI accurately measure ventricular volume and mass compared to conventional gradient-echo imaging at .5T in volunteers?
Do fast spiral, EPI, and FLASH MRI accurately measure ventricular volume and mass compared to conventional gradient-echo imaging at .5T in volunteers?
FLASH MRI is the preferred rapid cardiac volumetric imaging method at 0.5T due to higher image quality compared to EPI and spiral techniques.
May favor FLASH for rapid cardiac volumetry at 0.5T; hypothesis-generating, needs patient validation.
The application of fast imaging is necessary to reduce the scanning time for cardiac volumetric MRI. Fast spiral, echo planar imaging (EPI), and fast low-angle shot (FLASH) imaging are rapid MRI techniques that allow image acquisition within a fraction of a second. Performed as a multi-shot technique, breath-hold imaging with high temporal and spatial resolution is feasible. This study evaluated the accuracy of interleaved spiral, EPI, and FLASH imaging for measuring ventricular volume and mass at .5T. Breath-hold short-axis cines in parallel planes covering both ventricles were acquired in 16 volunteers with all three fast methods, as well as with conventional gradient-echo imaging for comparison. All fast techniques showed good agreement with conventional imaging. Despite its lower temporal resolution, FLASH imaging yielded higher image quality than EPI and spiral, making FLASH more reliable and suggesting that at .5T, it is the method of choice for rapid cardiac volumetric imaging.
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