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Abstract #5018

Simulation of Motion-Induced Dark-Rim Artifacts for Cartesian and Spiral Pulse Sequences

Michael Salerno1, Christopher M. Kramer2, Craig H. Meyer3

1Department of Medicine, Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States; 2Department of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 3Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA


Simulation of interleaved spiral data acquisition demonstrates reduced sensitivity to motion-induced dark-rim artifacts as compared to conventional Cartesian data acquisition. Thus, spiral data acquisition strategies may be advantageous for first-pass myocardial perfusion imaging.