Steady-State Free Precession MR Imaging: Improved Myocardial Tag Persistence and Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Analysis of Myocardial Motion

Michael Markl; Scott B. Reeder; Frandics P. Chan; Marcus T. Alley; Robert J. Herfkens; Norbert J. Pelc

doi:10.1148/radiol.2303030181

Steady-State Free Precession MR Imaging: Improved Myocardial Tag Persistence and Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Analysis of Myocardial Motion

Michael Markl^*, Scott B. Reeder, Frandics P. Chan, Marcus T. Alley, Robert J. Herfkens, Norbert J. Pelc

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Abstract

Tagging with balanced steady-state free-precession (SSFP) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging by using a steady-state storage scheme for myocardial motion analysis was evaluated. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), blood-tissue contrast, and tag persistence in volunteers and phantoms showed improved performance of SSFP imaging with tagging compared with that of radiofrequency spoiled gradient-echo (SPGR) MR imaging with tagging. Choice of flip angle with SSFP imaging involved a trade-off among SNR, blood-tissue contrast, and tag persistence. Increased SNR and tag persistence can be achieved simultaneously with SSFP imaging compared with SPGR tagging methods. As a result, the proposed technique may be useful for analysis of diastolic ventricular function.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	852-861
Number of pages	10
Journal	Radiology
Volume	230
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2303030181
State	Published - Mar 2004

Keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), cine study
Magnetic resonance (MR), k-space
Magnetic resonance (MR), motion studies
Magnetic resonance (MR), pulse sequences
Myocardium, MR

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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