7 Tesla (T) human cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging using FLASH and SSFP to assess cardiac function: validation against 1.5 T and 3 T.

We report the first comparison of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) at 1.5 T, 3 T and 7 T field strengths using steady state free precession (SSFP) and fast low angle shot (FLASH) cine sequences. Cardiac volumes and mass measurements were assessed for feasibility, reproducibility and v...

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Main Authors: Suttie, J, Delabarre, L, Pitcher, A, van de Moortele, P, Dass, S, Snyder, C, Francis, J, Metzger, G, Weale, P, Ugurbil, K, Neubauer, S, Robson, M, Vaughan, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012