Abstract #3886

Variable-Density Spiral Adenosine Stress Perfusion Imaging Detects Coronary Artery Disease with High Diagnostic Accuracy

Michael Salerno¹,², Christopher T. Sica³, Craig H. Meyer⁴, Christopher M. Kramer⁵,⁶

¹Internal Medicine, Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, United States; ²Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States; ³Center for NMR Research, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States; ⁴Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States; ⁵Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, United States; ⁶Internal Medicine, Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States

We demonstrate that adenosine stress CMR using variable density spiral perfusion pulse sequences accurately detects obstructive coronary artery disease. These pulse sequences produce high quality perfusion images with minimal artifacts resulting in high diagnostic accuracy.