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Abstract #3934

Quantification of Pulmonary Vein Off-Resonance Frequency Through the Cardiac Cycle: Implications for Non-Contrast Pulmonary Vein MRA

Peng Hu1, Christian Stoeck1, Dana C. Peters1, Kraig V. Kissinger1, Beth Goddu1, Lois Goepfert1, Neil M. Rofsky1, Warren J. Manning1, Reza Nezafat1

1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA


Significant off-resonance exists in the pulmonary veins (PV) due to their close proximity to the lungs. In this study, we report that PV blood exhibits a mean off-resonance of 58~113Hz which remains relatively constant through the cardiac cycle. We use this frequency shift to enhance the PV blood signal in SSFP imaging.