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Multi-echo segmented k-space imaging: an optimized hybrid sequence for ultrafast cardiac imaging.

S B Reeder1, E Atalar, A Z Faranesh

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
|March 18, 1999
PubMed
Summary

A new hybrid echo planar imaging/spoiled gradient echo (EPI/SPGR) sequence significantly reduces cardiac MRI scan times. This allows for complete heart motion sampling in few breath-holds, improving cardiac dobutamine stress testing and perfusion studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medical Physics

Background:

  • Cardiac MRI needs high temporal resolution and short scan times to minimize motion and breathing artifacts.
  • Spoiled gradient echo (SPGR) is robust but inefficient, requiring long breath-holds for cardiac movies.
  • Echo planar imaging (EPI) is efficient but sensitive to artifacts in cardiac applications, often needing unreliable reference scans.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and optimize a hybrid EPI/SPGR sequence for rapid cardiac MRI.
  • To improve temporal resolution and reduce scan times for cardiac imaging applications.

Main Methods:

  • A hybrid EPI/SPGR sequence was designed and optimized for signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and echo train length.
  • Multi-echo sequences were analyzed for efficiency and image quality.

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Main Results:

  • The hybrid sequence allows for significant reductions in total scan time while maintaining good image quality.
  • Complete cardiac motion can be sampled within one to three breath-holds.
  • Improved speed enables multi-slice coverage per heartbeat for perfusion studies.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed hybrid EPI/SPGR sequence offers a faster and more efficient approach to cardiac MRI.
  • This technique facilitates critical applications like cardiac dobutamine stress testing and perfusion imaging with enhanced speed and quality.