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Abstract #1004

Quantification of Myocardial Blood Flow using Non-ECG-Triggered MR Imaging with 3 Slice Coverage

David Chen 1,2 , Behzad Sharif 1 , Xiaoming Bi 3 , Janet Wei 4 , Louise E.J. Thomson 4,5 , C. Noel Bairey Merz 5 , Daniel S Berman 1,4 , and Debiao Li 1,6

1 Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2 Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States, 3 MR R&D, Siemens Healthcare, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 4 S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 5 Barbara Streisand Women's Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 6 David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A single-bolus non-ECG-triggered method for quantifying myocardial blood flow is described. Beat-by-beat T1 mapping is used to derive the true arterial input function, eliminating the need for an additional scan. The imaging workflow is further simplified by retrospectively determining the proper reconstruction window, eliminating the dependency on ECG triggering. MBF values were validated compared to conventional dual-bolus ECG-triggered method. Stress studies were also performed to identify feasibility at elevated heart rates.

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