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Table 2 Comparison of the properties of the pulse sequences most commonly applied to cardiac perfusion DCE-MRI

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance physics for clinicians: part II

 

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Signal

bSSFP

hybrid EPI + FGE

Speed

hybrid EPI

SSFP

FGE

Artefact Free

hybrid EPI

FGE

bSSFP

  1. The table compares the main data acquisition sequences used in myocardial perfusion imaging: balanced steady state free precession (bSSFP), hybrid echo planar imaging (EPI) and fast gradient echo (FGE) in terms of their signal strength, acquisition speed and propensity for image artifacts.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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