Myocardial arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging with improved sensitivity

Hung Phi Do1, Terrence R Jao, Krishna S Nayak

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, 3740 McClintock Ave, EEB 400, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2564, USA. hungdop@gmail.com.

Summary

Reducing myocardial arterial spin labeling (ASL) scan time with parallel imaging significantly lowers physiological noise. This improves sensitivity for measuring myocardial blood flow (MBF) without altering results.

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