Dark blood late enhancement imaging.
Peter KellmanHui XueLaura J OlivieriRussell R CrossElena K GrantMarianna FontanaMartin UganderJames C MoonMichael S HansenPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2016)
Free-breathing, dark blood PSIR LGE imaging was demonstrated to improve the visualization of subendocardial MI and fibrosis in cases with low contrast with adjacent blood pool. The proposed method also improves visualization of thin walled fibrous structures such as atrial walls and valves, as well as papillary muscles.