Michael Salerno1, Christopher M. Kramer2,
Craig H. Meyer3
1Department of Medicine, Cardiology,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States; 2Department
of Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 3Biomedical
Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Simulation
of interleaved spiral data acquisition demonstrates reduced sensitivity to
motion-induced dark-rim artifacts as compared to conventional Cartesian data
acquisition. Thus, spiral data
acquisition strategies may be advantageous for first-pass myocardial
perfusion imaging.