Interleaved acquisition of lipid and water images of the heart using a double-inversion fast spin-echo method

Maria I. Altbach, Zhiqiang Li, Ali Bilgin, Frank I. Marcus, Vincent Sorrell, Arthur F. Gmitro, David A. Bluemke

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Abstract

In this work we present a new method for the improved detection of lipid infiltration in the heart. The method employs a double-inversion fast spin-echo technique where the acquisition of water- and lipid-suppressed k-space data is alternated between TR periods to produce coregistered lipid and water images from data acquired in a breath hold. The lipid and water images can then be combined to generate a lipid/water image with reduced artifacts due to flow and excellent contrast between lipid and myocardium. The method is demonstrated in ex vivo tissue and in vivo. This novel method may improve the detection of lipid infiltration in the heart in pathologies such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1562-1568
Number of pages7
JournalMagnetic Resonance in Medicine
Volume54
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2005

Keywords

  • ARVD
  • Cardiac
  • Fast spin echo
  • Lipid
  • MRI

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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