Abstract
Background 4D phase contrast CMR can be used to visualise and quantify cardiovascular flow and has become more widely available. However, the scan times tend to be long. Acceleration techniques such as SENSE can be useful. k-t BLAST is a recent method employed to reduce scan times even further. However, these newer acceleration techniques may potentially degrade image quality; this could be overcome by using ah igher number of multicoil arrays. 4D k-t BLAST velocity mapping has not been extensively used (or validated) for cardiovascular applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 4D flow-sensitive CMR in the thoracic aorta with 8- and 32-channel coil arrays using k-t BLAST, compared to SENSE acceleration.
Highlights
4D phase contrast CMR can be used to visualise and quantify cardiovascular flow and has become more widely available
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 4D flow-sensitive CMR in the thoracic aorta with 8- and 32-channel coil arrays using k-t BLAST, compared to SENSE acceleration
Fifteen healthy subjects had their thoracic ascending aorta scanned on a 3.0T Philips Achieva TX system using: 1) 2D SENSE velocity mapping with 8 channels as the reference standard; 2) 4D-flow sequences accelerated with SENSE (SENSE 1.6, 25 phases, Venc 200, 20 slices, resp. nav.) and k-t BLAST (k-t factor 5, training matrix 11, 25 phases, Venc 200, 20 slices), using both 8 and 32 channels
Summary
4D phase contrast CMR can be used to visualise and quantify cardiovascular flow and has become more widely available. Acceleration techniques such as SENSE can be useful. K-t BLAST is a recent method employed to reduce scan times even further. These newer acceleration techniques may potentially degrade image quality; this could be overcome by using a higher number of multicoil arrays. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 4D flow-sensitive CMR in the thoracic aorta with 8- and 32-channel coil arrays using k-t BLAST, compared to SENSE acceleration
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