Jeff A. Stainsby1, Graham A. Wright2
1Applied Science Laboratory, GE
Healthcare, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2Imaging Research,
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recent
studies demonstrate that hyperintense regions in T2-weighted images in acute
myocardial infarction (AMI) reflect the presence of edema and area at risk.
Single-shot T2-prepared SSFP methods have been presented for T2-weighted
imaging in AMI. Here a segmented SSFP approach suitable for multi-slice,
multi-echo imaging of the myocardium is presented.