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B0 inhomogeneity imposes imaging artifacts on CMR images and compromises the reliability of popular B0-sensitive sequences such as SSFP at 3T. B0 shimming is the standard way to improve the B0 field. However, motion-induced field inhomogeneity is an unknown factor in routine practice and compromises B0 shimming. Here, we adopted a motion-resolved mGRE CMR sequence to investigate the cardiac B0 field perturbation caused by cardiac and respiratory motion. We found that respiratory motion has more impact on field inhomogeneity. We recommend acquiring a field map for shimming under an end-expiration breath-hold for better shimming and imaging at 3T CMR.
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