Fig. 8

Example in-vivo myocardial blood flow (MBF) estimation results. Bull’s eye plots from low dose (a, b) and high dose (c, d) rest myocardial perfusion imaging in one volunteer. Eight slices were quantified using average myocardial curves in six angular sectors (inset). Quantification was performed using the 3D-AIF (a, c) and the 2D-AIF (b, d) as input functions. Numbers underneath indicate mean ± standard deviation of MBF estimates. Homogeneous MBF distribution across slices and angular segments is observed at high dose using the 2D-AIF