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Cardiac magnetic resonance whole-heart two-dimensional single-breathhold and navigator-guided three-dimensional free-breathing quantification of infarct size are accurate alternative techniques to standard two-dimensional late gadolinium enhancement imaging

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Although infarct size by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) CMR imaging is a robust prognostic marker in patients with recent MI, long scan times and repeated breathholds associated with the current standard, single-slice 2D multiple-breathhold (SS2D), limit clinical use of this technique. Two new techniques, whole-heart 2D single-breathhold (WHOLE) and navigator-guided 3D free-breathing (3DNAV), offer the advantages of decreased scan time and higher spatial resolution without breathholding, respectively.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-12-s1-p95

Authors: Manisha Bahl, Otavio R Coelho-Filho, Shuaib M Abdullah, Raymond Y Kwong

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000