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Abstract #0317

Myocardial Perfusion Assessment in Humans Using Steady-Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling

Thibaut Capron1, Thomas Troalen1, Benjamin Robert2, Alexis Jacquier1, Patrick J. Cozzone1, Monique Bernard1, Frank Kober1

1Centre de Rsonance Magntique Biologique et Mdicale CRMBM UMR CNRS 7339, Aix-Marseille Universit, Marseille, France; 2Siemens Healthcare, Saint-Denis, France

We propose a steady-pulsed labeling approach for improving sensitivity of myocardial perfusion ASL in humans based on a technique recently validated in mice. Blood was labeled in the aorta at a specific timepoint in the cardiac cycle in a series of SSFP single-shot images. The sequence was tested on

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