Peter Kellman1, Diego Hernando2,
Saurabh Shah3, Z-P Liang2, Andrew E. Arai1
1National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD, United States; 2University of Illinois, Urbana, IL,
United States; 3Siemens Medical Solutions, Chicago, IL, United
States
Fat-water
imaging in the heart is important for detection of intramyocardial fat and
characterizing fibro-fatty infiltration seen in ARVD and chronic MI. A dark
blood prepared fat/water separated imaging protocol has been developed which
provides improved delineation of the myocardium. This should improve the
ability to discern fatty infiltration of the thin walled RV.