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Abstract #4562

Calculation of Optimal TI Value for 3D LGE-MRI of the Left Atrium

Eugene G. Kholmovski1, 2, Sathya Vijayakumar1, 2, Nassir F. Marrouche2, 3

1UCAIR, Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 2CARMA Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States; 3Department of Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States


A novel method for calculation of optimal TI value for LGE-MRI of the left atrium has been developed and validated. The results of the patient studies shown a great improvements in quality of LGE images of LA when this method was used to calculate inversion time of the scan.

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