#WhyCMR for the right heart is challenging! You must FINE TUNE your sequences and ideally be at the console when scanning a possible ARVC
HI RES partial SAX (1.7x1.7x5 mm) post GAD
#WhyCMR SMALL TIPS for scanning the RV
- Slice thickness 4.5-6 mm 🍕
- Pixel 1.7 x 1.7 or less depending on your machine
-🔼Signal by going post-GAD 🥷
-🔼SNR by decreasing any acceleration method as much as tolerated by the patient (apnea time)
- 🔼Flip Angle to brighten blood
- Slice thickness 4.5-6 mm 🍕
- Pixel 1.7 x 1.7 or less depending on your machine
-🔼Signal by going post-GAD 🥷
-🔼SNR by decreasing any acceleration method as much as tolerated by the patient (apnea time)
- 🔼Flip Angle to brighten blood
As always is a trade between SIGNAL and NOISE (SNR), going post-GAD enhances signal, allowing to push for smaller voxels enhancing spatial res, which is CRITICAL in thinner structures like the RV.
RV 3Ch HI-RES
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