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Abstract #0090

Improved Cardiac Triggering by Combining Multiple Physiological Signals: A Cardiac MR Feasibility Study at 7.0 T

Tobias Frauenrath1, Katharina Fuchs2, Fabian Hezel1, Matthias Alexander Dieringer1, 3, Jan Rieger1, 4, Thoralf Niendorf1, 3

1Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; 2Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany; 3Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Charit Campus Buch, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany; 4MRI.TOOLS GmbH, Berlin, Germany


Motivated by the challenges and limitations of conventional single physio-information systems like ECG, this study presents the advantages of combining two trigger methods into one trigger output. The approach is demonstrated for cardiac LV function assessment at 7.0T.