In patients with suspected myocardial infarction, late-gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images are often acquired to detect focal and diffuse scarring. T1ρ is a sensitive marker for assessment of macromolecular-water interaction and has shown potential for non-contrast enhanced imaging of fibrosis. Here we propose a novel free-breathing, 3D whole-heart joint T1/T1ρ mapping sequence with Dixon encoding to provide 3D T1 and T1ρ maps and co-registered water and fat volumes with isotropic resolution for comprehensive contrast-agent free myocardial tissue characterization. Preliminary 3D joint T1/T1ρ mapping and water/fat imaging results demonstrate good agreement in phantoms and promising results in-vivo in healthy volunteers and patients.
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