Abstract #3230
Distortion of MOLLI Estimates of Myocardial T1 from Fatty Infiltration
Peter Andrew Hardy 1,2 , Vrinda Sardana 3 , Bruce Spottiswoode 4 , Vince Sorrell 3 , and Steve Leung 3
1
Radiology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky, United States,
2
MRISC,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United
States,
3
Cardiology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky, United States,
4
Siemens
Medical Solution, Chicago, Illinois, United States
We investigated the dependence of the myocardial T1
measured using MOLLI upon the infiltration of the
myocardium by fat. The off-resonance frequency of the
lipid protons distorts the estimate of the relaxation
time.
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