Abstract
Background CMR feature tracking (CMR-FT) is a method of assessing strain from routinely acquired steady- state free precession (SSFP) cine images similar to echocardiographic speckle tracking. However, its application to determine myocardial twist and untwist has never previously been explored. We sought to determine the feasibility of measuring twist and untwist from routine cine images in healthy volunteers at rest and during inotropic stimulation.
Highlights
CMR feature tracking (CMR-FT) is a method of assessing strain from routinely acquired steady- state free precession (SSFP) cine images similar to echocardiographic speckle tracking
We sought to determine the feasibility of measuring twist and untwist from routine cine images in healthy volunteers at rest and during inotropic stimulation
Ten healthy volunteers had routine SSFP cine images acquired at rest and after inotropic stimulation (10 and 20 micrograms of dobutamine)
Summary
Pablo Lamata, Shazia T Hussain, Shelby Kutty, Michael Steinmetz, Jan M Sohns, Martin Fasshauer, Wieland Staab, Christina Unterberg-Buchwald, Joachim Lotz, Andreas Schuster6*. From 17th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions New Orleans, LA, USA. From 17th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions New Orleans, LA, USA. 16-19 January 2014
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