Figure 2

Example of raw bSSFP-MOLLI and FLASH-MOLLI images and T1 maps of the mid left ventricular short axis at 3.0T in a 27 year old male healthy volunteer (subject 1) and a 31 year old female healthy volunteer (subject 2). Acquired raw bSSFP-MOLLI images (first column) showed severe off-resonance artifacts in the inferior/ inferior lateral wall, while acquired raw FLASH-MOLLI images (second column) avoided the artefacts. Corresponding bSSFP-MOLLI T1 maps (third column) showed reduced and inhomogeneous T1 values in the same region (arrow indicated region). FLASH-MOLLI enabled more accurate and homogeneous T1 estimation by rendering off-resonance artifact obsolete.