Simultaneous T1 , T2 , and T1ρ cardiac magnetic resonance fingerprinting for contrast agent-free myocardial tissue characterization.

A cardiac MRF approach for simultaneous quantification of myocardial T1 , T2 , and T1ρ in a single breath-hold MR scan of about 16 seconds has been proposed. The approach has been investigated in phantoms and healthy subjects showing good agreement with reference spin echo measurements and conventional clinical maps.