Table 1 Typical imaging parameters for various PSIR LGE MOCO protocols
| Â | Bright Blood (BB) | Dark Blood (DB) | mSASHA (joint T1 and T2 map) |
|---|---|---|---|
Preparation | Inversion Preparation | Inversion Preparation & T2 preparation | Saturation Preparation & T2 preparations (see Fig. 1) |
Readout (single shot) | SSFP FAIR = 50° FAPD = 8° | SSFP FAIR = 50° FAPD = 8° | SSFP Variable FA (max 100°) |
Typical FOV / resolution | 360 × 270 mm2 1.4 × 1.9 × 8 mm3 | ||
Matrix size | 256 × 144 (parallel imaging factor 2 & PF factor 7/8) | ||
Number of acquired images | 8 (16 beats) | 16 (32 beats) | 30 (45 heart beats) |
T2 prep TE | n/a | Variable (10—40 ms) | 55 ms |
TE/TR | 1.2/2.8Â ms | 1.2/2.8Â ms | 1.3/2.9Â ms |