Shortened Modified Look-Locker Inversion recovery (ShMOLLI) for clinical myocardial T1-mapping at 1.5 and 3 T within a 9 heartbeat breathhold

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>T1 mapping allows direct <it>in-vivo </it>quantitation of microscopic changes in the myocardium, providing new diagnostic insights into cardiac disease. Existing methods require long breath holds that are demanding for ma...

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Main Authors: Greiser Andreas, Cochlin Lowri E, Dall'Armellina Erica, Ferreira Vanessa M, Piechnik Stefan K, Neubauer Stefan, Robson Matthew D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/69