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Rapid MR assessment of left ventricular systolic function after acute myocardial infarction using single breath-hold cine imaging with the temporal parallel acquisition technique (TPAT) and 4D guide-point modelling analysis of left ventricular function

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We compared four-dimensional guide-point modelling left ventricular function analysis (4DVF) results of cine images in four short-axis and two long-axis slices acquired in a single breath-hold, obtained with the temporal parallel acquisition technique (TPAT), with standard left ventricular function (LVF) analysis results determined by the summation of discs method, in patients who had recently suffered myocardial infarction. Despite wall motion abnormalities, 4DVF yields results for left ventricular ejection fractions and end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes that are in excellent agreement with standard LVF analysis results in these patients. A shortened cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) protocol using single breath-hold cine image acquisition could facilitate the assessment of left ventricular function soon after myocardial infarction in critically ill patients who are unable to comply with the multiple breath-holds required for standard LVF analysis.

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We thank Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany for providing the TPAT Sequence and 4DVF Software free of charge for evaluation.

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  1. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital, Essen, Germany

    Holger C. Eberle, Christoph J. Jensen, Georg V. Sabin, Christoph K. Naber & Oliver Bruder

  2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

    Kai Nassenstein & Thomas Schlosser

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Eberle, H.C., Nassenstein, K., Jensen, C.J. et al. Rapid MR assessment of left ventricular systolic function after acute myocardial infarction using single breath-hold cine imaging with the temporal parallel acquisition technique (TPAT) and 4D guide-point modelling analysis of left ventricular function. Eur Radiol 20, 73–80 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-009-1522-3

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