Figure 4
Determination of signal intensity curves during first pass perfusion in the isolated pig heart. The figure shows a short axis cut through one isolated pig heart imaged at 1.5 Tesla. The image plane contains a perpendicular cut through the arterial inflow tubing. The arterial input function including prebolus can be obtained from the blood pool during first pass of gadolinium. The myocardial response curve can be obtained shortly afterwards during wash-in of contrast media into the myocardium. The images have been segmented to improve visibility.