Accelerated tagging for the assessment of left ventricular myocardial contraction under physical stress

J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2005;7(4):693-703. doi: 10.1081/jcmr-65637.

Abstract

A TFEPI-CSPAMM sequence is introduced, which is optimized with respect to acquisition speed and image quality. The sequence is used in a stress study, where a short breath-hold duration is crucial, and tested for reproducibility of deformation parameters extracted by HARP for repeated measurements.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Echo-Planar Imaging
  • Exercise Test*
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Male
  • Myocardial Contraction*
  • Observer Variation
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Design
  • Ventricular Function, Left*