Figure 2

Flow chart of in vivo CMR experiment. After anatomical black blood imaging a low dose (0.01 mmol/Kg) 2D SPGR and a low dose (0.01 mmol/Kg) SHILO scans are acquired for in vivo validation of the SHILO MR signal. Following, a higher dose (0.05 mmol/Kg) SHILO acquisition was used to calculate perfusion parameters in the carotid vessel wall and sternocleidomastoid skeletal muscle.