Michaela
Schmidt1, Giso von der Recke2, Peter Speier3,
Saurabh Shah4, Carmel Hayes3, David Hardung2,
Heyder Omran5, Edgar Mueller6
1MR Application Development, Healthcare
Sector, Siemens AG , Erlangen, Germany; 2St.-Marien-Hospital , Bonn, Germany; 3MR Application
Development, Healthcare Sector, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany; 4MR
R&D, Healthcare Sector, Siemens AG, Chicago, IL, United States; 5St.-Marien-Hospital,
Bonn, Germany; 6MR Application Development, Healthcare Sector,
Siemens AG, erlangen, Germany
In
this study we evaluated a prototype designed for simplicity and speed in CMR
examinations. Sixty five patients with suspected ischemic heart disease were imaged
with the prototype. The prototype offers, among others, user guidance and
patient-centric parameters, simplified, marker-based localization of the
heart and automatic FOV calculation. Two users were experienced in and one
user was inexperienced in CMR imaging. Without reducing the accuracy and
quality of the result, examination times below 25 minutes could be achieved
for the experienced users, the beginner managed to successfully complete
cardiac examinations with excellent image quality in around 30 minutes.