Abstract #3636

Feasibility of 3D Late Enhancement Imaging in Mice with Totally Occluded Left Anterior Ascending (LAD) Artery on a Clinical 1.5T MR Scanner

Christian Kremser¹, Jakob Vlkl², Bernhard Haubner², Michael Schocke¹, Bernhard Metzler²

¹Dept. of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria; ²Dept. of Internal Medicine III (Cardiology), Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is frequently used to detect and quantify the size of myocardial infarction. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of 3D late enhancement imaging in a mouse model on a clinical 1.5T whole body MR scanner and compare the obtained results with 2D sequences as used for clinical applications and histologic sections.