Effect of inversion time on the precision of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement quantification evaluated with synthetic inversion recovery MR imaging.
Akos Varga-SzemesRob J van der GeestJoseph Uwe SchoepfBruce S SpottiswoodeCarlo N De CeccoGiuseppe MuscogiuriJulian L WichmannStefanie MangoldStephen R FullerPal Maurovich-HorvatBela MerkelySheldon E LitwinRozemarijn VliegenthartPal SuranyiPublished in: European radiology (2017)
• Synthetic IR imaging retrospectively generates LGE images at any theoretical TI • Synthetic IR imaging can simulate the effect of TI on LGE quantification • Fifteen minutes post-contrast MagIR sy accurately quantifies infarcts from TI 0 to TI 0 + 150 ms • Fifteen minutes post-contrast PSIR sy provides precise infarct size independent of TI • Synthetic IR imaging has further advantages in reducing operator dependence.