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Abstract #1561

A comparison of oxygenation-sensitive cardiac MRI methods after hyperventilation

Qi Huang1,2, Jason Mendes1, Ganesh Adluru1, and Edward DiBella1
1Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research (UCAIR), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 2Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Synopsis

Here we study SSFP-based OS-CMR and EPI-based T2*/T2 methods for detection of myocardial oxygenation changes. These techniques have been used previously, and OS-CMR has been investigated in many studies. However, quantifying T2* and T2 every heartbeat may add information to the semi-quantitative OS-CMR method. Here a limited study of subjects on a 3T scanner is performed. Preliminary quantitative results including comparisons between the methods are shown.

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