Abstract #2663
ZTE for Whole Heart Imaging - Initial Results, Limitations and Challenges at 1.5T
Peter Brnert 1,2 , Jan Groen 3 , Christian Stehning 1 , Jouke Smink 3 , and Kay Nehrke 1
1
Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany,
2
Radiology,
LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands,
3
Philips
Healthcare, Best, Netherlands
In this study a fat-suppressed and T2 contrast-prepared
whole heart Zero Echo Time imaging (ZTE) sequence has
been implemented and was evaluated in healthy adult
volunteers, thus combining optimal contrast, volumetric
coverage and short echo times into one single volumetric
scan with very low acoustic noise. ZTE shows an image
contrast comparable to standard sequences with the
additional potential to depict short T2 signal from e.g.
plaque or fibrosis. However, SNR problems related to
maximum B1 and RF bandwidth limitations have to be
addressed.
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