Simultaneous multislice imaging of the heart using multiband balanced SSFP with blipped-CAIPI.

Blipped-CAIPI multiband bSSFP can be used in cardiovascular applications without affecting the frequency response because of controlled aliasing and can be readily incorporated into segmented cine acquisitions without adding any additional constraints because of phase cycling requirements. The method was used to collect full ventricular coverage within a single breath-hold.