Abstract #3817

Black-Blood Steady State Free Precession (SSFP) Coronary Wall MRI for Cardiac Allografts: A Feasibility Study

Kai Lin¹, Xiaoming Bi², Ying Liu¹, Kirsi Taimen¹, Biao Lu¹, Debiao Li¹, James C. Carr¹

¹Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States; ²Siemens Healthcare, Chicago, IL, United States

Black-blood SSFP coronary wall MRI provides higher image quality, SNR and CNR than traditional TSE does in HTx recipients. It has the potential to become an alternative means to noninvasive imaging of cardiac allografts.