Fig. 2

Typical 2D and 3D perfusion scan planning. The 2D-AIF acquisition was planned in the ascending aorta in transversal orientation. The survey scan was used as a basis and a stack of black-blood spin-echo images was included to determine the optimal slice location in feet-head direction. Short-axis 3D scans were planned based on a 3-chamber cine scan. 16 slices of 5 mm thickness from apex to base were reconstructed. Field-of-view and phase-encode directions were adjusted individually to avoid fold-over artefacts