Marijn van Stralen1, Jesse Habets2, Mieke M.P. Driessen3, 4, Hamza El Adi2, 3, Josien P.W. Pluim1, Tim Leiner2
1Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 3Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 4The interuniversity cardiology institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands
We demonstrate the feasibility of dual breath-hold whole heart 3D cine bSSFP cardiac MR with retrospective reconstruction of any desired viewing plane. The proposed method allowed fast and accurate assessment of global LV functional parameters in comparison with standard 2D bSSFP cine imaging acquired in dedicated predefined cardiac axis orientations. This method saves costly scan time by eliminating planning and reducing acquisition time and may be of value in subjects that are unable to undergo a complete cardiac evaluation with conventional 2D cine bSSFP methods.
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