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Cine MRI derived from 3T contrast-enhanced free-running 5D whole-heart coronary MRA (free-running cine MRI) was compared with standard 2D cine MRI in 30 patients with suspected CAD. In a selected patient, temporal width was optimized to 50 ms. Then, in the remaining 29 patients, free-running cine MRI provided good agreement in LV volume and function quantification with standard 2D cine MRI with a good inter-observer reproducibility. The results suggest that free-running cine MRI allows for a shorter scan protocol by skipping the standard 2D cine MRI.
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