Table 1 Proposed simplified CMR sequence terminology
From: Simplifying cardiovascular magnetic resonance pulse sequence terminology
Used terms (examples) | Term suggestions for clinical reports | Modifiers for scientific/technical publications |
|---|---|---|
Black-blood T1-weighted (half-Fourier, single-shot, fast spin echo, double-inversion recovery) dark blood spin echo sequence with or without contrast agent; with or without fat saturation, proton-density weighted spin echo sequence | Black-blood CMR | … using [sequence name, details*] (applies to all examples) |
2D/3D inversion-recovery gradient echo sequence | Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) CMR | |
Regular/single-shot 2D/3D phase-sensitive SSFP | ||
Delayed (hyper) enhancement sequence | ||
T2-weighted single-shot/fast spin echo double-inversion recovery/triple-inversion recovery dark/black blood spin echo sequence/T2-prepared SSFP with/without fat saturation | Edema CMR | |
Balanced steady-state- free-precession gradient echo sequence, spoiled gradient echo cine sequence with/without contrast agent | Cine CMR | |
Gradient echo cine sequence with spatial modulation of magnetization (SPAMM) | Strain CMR | |
Steady-state- free-precession or spoiled gradient echo sequence with tissue motion analysis (e.g. feature tracking) | ||
T1-weighted saturation recovery gradient echo sequence with echo-planar, SSFP, or hybrid read-out | Perfusion CMR | |
In plane/through-plane motion-encoded phase-sensitive spoiled gradient echo sequence | Flow CMR | |
4D phase contrast velocity sequence | ||
T2*-weighted spoiled gradient echo sequence | Iron CMR | |
T2* mapping sequence | ||
Time-Of-Flight MR coronary angiography sequence with/without contrast SSFP MR coronary angiography sequence | CMR Coronary Angiography |