On probing intravoxel incoherent motion in the heart-spin-echo versus stimulated-echo DWI.

Georg R Spinner Christian T StoeckLinda MathezConstantin von DeusterChristian Federau Sebastian Kozerke

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2019)

Given the short encoding time of spin-echo-based DWI/DTI sequences, a limited perfusion sensitivity results, in particular in combination with motion-compensated diffusion gradients. In contrast, stimulated-echo based DWI/DTI has the potential to identify perfusion changes in cardiac IVIM in vivo.

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