CMR at 3.0T in routine clinical practice - tips and tricks to optimise image quality and enhance patient flow
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Alter Breath-hold duration Increasing parallel-imaging factors (up to x 4 routinely) will reduce breath-hold with minimal impact on SSFP quality. Reduce spatial resolution small reductions in phase resolution will significantly reduce breath-hold Increasing the echo train/segments shorten breathhold, with slight decrease in temporal resolution Increase the number of averages(3-5) for free-breathing cine images in sedated/deaf subjects Utilise increased SNR to acquire 2 slices per breathhold in good breath holders to shorten exam time
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