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Abstract #1315

A First Report on Self-Navigated 3D Isotropic Whole Heart MRI for the Visualization of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

Simone Coppo1, 2, Davide Piccini3, 4, Gabriella Vincenti5, Didier Locca5, Juerg Schwitter5, Piergiorgio Tozzi5, Matthias Stuber1, 6

1Departiment of Radiology, University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland; 2Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), , Lausanne, Switzerland; 3Advanced Clinical Imaging Technology, Siemens Healthcare IM S AW, Lausanne, Switzerland; 4Departiment of Radiology, University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL) / Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Lausanne, Switzerland; 5Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Center and Cardiology Service, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; 6Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM),, Lausanne, Switzerland

Self-Navigated 3D radial whole heart sequence was successfully applied for the first time in patients with coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) to visualize the complex morphology of the CABG.

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