Myocardial late gadolinium enhancement using delayed 3D IR-FLASH in the pediatric population: feasibility and diagnostic performance compared to single-shot PSIR-bSSFP.

Ankavipar SaprungruangJulien AguetNavjot GillVivian P TassosAfsaneh AmirabadiMike SeedShi-Joon YooChristopher Z Lam

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2023)

3D HR LGE achieves greater image quality and detects more LGE than conventional single-shot PSIR-bSSFP LGE imaging, and should be considered an alternative to conventional LGE sequences for routine clinical use in the pediatric population.

Keyphrases

image quality
computed tomography
high resolution
left ventricular
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
contrast enhanced
fluorescence imaging