Post-contrast T1-mapping provides a novel approach to optimal myocardial nulling for late gadolinium enhancement imaging: a quantitative prescription for the correct TI without the guesswork
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Background Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is a well-established technique that generates excellent contrast between normal and pathologic myocardium. Selecting the correct inversion time (TI) for nulling normal myocardium is essential for good quality images and accurate diagnosis. The Look-Locker (LL) TI scout is commonly used for TI estimation but is subjective and requires a long breathhold (20 heartbeats). T1-mapping is a quantitative method that can provide a direct numeric TI prescription in a shorter breath-hold but has not been tested in practice.
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