Cardiac MRI, is a medical imaging technology for the non-invasive assessment of the function and structure of the cardiovascular system. It is derived from and based on the same basic principles as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but with optimization for use in the cardiovascular system. These optimizations are principally in the use of ECG gating and rapid imaging techniques or sequences. By combining a variety of such techniques into protocols, key functional and morphological features of the cardiovascular system can be assessed.
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You can also do retrospective gating, i.e., without an ECG signal. We did an HOA of a mouse heart MRI, last year for #DeSTEMber We haven't made plans for this year.
ReplyDeleteWell the year is about to end...so I'm keeping my blue eye on you Chad Haney ;)
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