Volume 30, Issue 1 pp. 94-103

Original Research

Cine cardiac imaging using black-blood steady-state free precession (BB-SSFP) at 3T

Tamer A. Basha MSE,

Tamer A. Basha MSE

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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El-Sayed H. Ibrahim PhD,

El-Sayed H. Ibrahim PhD

Department of Radiology, Division of Magnetic Resonance Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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Robert G. Weiss MD,

Robert G. Weiss MD

Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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Nael F. Osman PhD,

Corresponding Author

Nael F. Osman PhD

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe St., Park Bldg., Room 322, Baltimore, MD 21287Search for more papers by this author

Tamer A. Basha MSE,

Tamer A. Basha MSE

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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El-Sayed H. Ibrahim PhD,

El-Sayed H. Ibrahim PhD

Department of Radiology, Division of Magnetic Resonance Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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Robert G. Weiss MD,

Robert G. Weiss MD

Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

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Nael F. Osman PhD,

Corresponding Author

Nael F. Osman PhD

[email protected]

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe St., Park Bldg., Room 322, Baltimore, MD 21287Search for more papers by this author

First published: 25 June 2009

https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.21813

Citations: 3

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Abstract

Purpose

To propose a new black-blood (BB) pulse sequence that provides BB cine cardiac images with high blood-myocardium contrast. The proposed technique is based on the conventional steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence.

Materials and Methods

Numerical simulations of the Bloch equation were conducted to compare the resulting signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to that of conventional BB imaging, including the effects of changing the imaging flip angle and heart rates. Simulation results were verified using a gel phantom experiment and five normal volunteers were scanned using the proposed technique.

Results

The new sequence showed higher SNR and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) (≈100%) compared to the conventional BB imaging. Also, the borders of the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) appear more distinguishable than the conventional SSFP. We were also able to cover about 80% of the cardiac cycle with short breath-hold time (≈10 cardiac cycles) and with reasonable SNR and CNR.

Conclusion

Based on an SSFP conventional sequence, the new sequence provides BB cines that cover most of the cardiac cycle and with higher SNR and CNR than the conventional BB sequences. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2009;30:94–103. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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