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Abstract #4146

MR Compatible Fetal Electrocardiogram Gating

Martyn NJ Paley1, Michael Reeves1, Paul D. Griffiths1

1Academic Radiology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

An MR compatible fetal electrocardiogram gating (fECG) system has been tested on pregnant female volunteers. Single shot Fast spin Echo images have been acquired gated to the fetal ECG although gradient pickup was detected during imaging sequences.

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