A previously developed MRI method for quantitative myocardial oxygen extraction mapping showed promising results, but image quality suffered from distortion and low in-plane resolution. Therefore we developed a new image acquisition method which both doubled the in-plane spatial resolution and corrected image distortion and tested it in healthy subjects. Reproducibility studies showed comparable results between the two methods. Rigorous animal and/or human validation studies are warranted to study its translational potential in the assessment of patients with myocardial metabolic dysfunction.
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