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Open AccessQuantitative susceptibility map** (QSM) of the cardiovascular system: challenges and perspectives
Quantitative susceptibility map** (QSM) is a powerful, non-invasive, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that relies on measurement of magnetic susceptibility. So far, QSM has been employed mostly to ...
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Open AccessContrast-free high-resolution 3D magnetization transfer imaging for simultaneous myocardial scar and cardiac vein visualization
To develop a three-dimensional (3D) high-resolution free-breathing magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) sequence for contrast-free assessment of myocardial infarct and coronary vein anatomy.
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Open AccessInvasive cardiovascular magnetic resonance (iCMR) for diagnostic right and left heart catheterization using an MR-conditional guidewire and passive visualization in congenital heart disease
Today’s standard of care, in the congenital heart disease (CHD) population, involves performing cardiac catheterization under x-ray fluoroscopy and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging separately. The uniq...
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Open AccessImproved co-registration of ex-vivo and in-vivo cardiovascular magnetic resonance images using heart-specific flexible 3D printed acrylic scaffold combined with non-rigid registration
Ex-vivo cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has played an important role in the validation of in-vivo CMR characterization of pathological processes. However, comparison between in-vivo and ex-vivo...
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Open AccessSimultaneous 13N-Ammonia and gadolinium first-pass myocardial perfusion with quantitative hybrid PET-MR imaging: a phantom and clinical feasibility study
Positron emission tomography (PET) is the non-invasive reference standard for myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantification. Hybrid PET-MR allows simultaneous PET and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) acquisition ...
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Open AccessAdvances in Real-Time MRI–Guided Electrophysiology
Theoretical benefits of real-time MRI guidance over conventional electrophysiology include contemporaneous 3D substrate assessment and accurate intra-procedural guidance and evaluation of ablation lesions. We ...
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Open AccessSimultaneous multi slice (SMS) balanced steady state free precession first-pass myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance with iterative reconstruction at 1.5 T
Simultaneous-Multi-Slice (SMS) perfusion imaging has the potential to acquire multiple slices, increasing myocardial coverage without sacrificing in-plane spatial resolution. To maximise signal-to-noise ratio ...
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Open AccessThe reproducibility of late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of post-ablation atrial scar: a cross-over study
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has been used to visualise post-ablation atrial scar (PAAS), generally employing a three-dimensional (3D) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) technique. However th...
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Open AccessImproved passive catheter tracking with positive contrast for CMR-guided cardiac catheterization using partial saturation (pSAT)
Cardiac catheterization is a common procedure in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Although cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) represents a promising alternative approach to fluoroscop...
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Open AccessRelationship between native papillary muscle T1 time and severity of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Functional mitral regurgitation is one of the severe complications of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Non-contrast native T1 map** has emerged as a non-invasive method to evaluate myocardial fibrosis...
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Open AccessDiffuse Myocardial Fibrosis detected by Multi-slice T1 Map** using Slice Interleaved T1 (STONE) Sequence in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
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Open AccessNative left ventricular myocardial T1 spatial heterogeneity in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
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Open AccessPapillary muscle native T1 time is associated with severity of functional mitral regurgitation in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
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Open AccessMyocardial T1 map** with spectrally-selective inversion pulse to reduce the influence of fat
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Open AccessImpact of motion correction on reproducibility and spatial variability of quantitative myocardial T2 map**
To evaluate and quantify the impact of a novel image-based motion correction technique in myocardial T2 map** in terms of measurement reproducibility and spatial variability.
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Open AccessCardiac magnetic resonance evidence of diffuse myocardial fibrosis in patients with mitral valve prolapse
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Open AccessNative T1 map** identifies subclinical left ventricular myocardial t1 abnormality in patients with atrial fibrillation referred for pulmonary vein isolation
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Open AccessInitial evidence of presence of papillary muscle diffuse fibrosis in patients with cardiomyopathy
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Open AccessReproducibility of free-breathing multi-slice native myocardial T1 map** using the slice-interleaved T1 (STONE) sequence
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Open AccessBlack blood late gadolinium enhancement using combined T2 magnetization preparation and inversion recovery