Abstract #0486

Characterising Global and Regional Myocardial Motion Patterns for the Whole Cardiac Cycle Using Retrogated Spiral Phase Velocity Mapping

Robin Simpson¹,², Jennifer Keegan¹,², David N. Firmin¹,²

¹Imperial College London, England, United Kingdom; ²Cardiovascular BRU, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

A novel sequence for measuring myocardial velocities with high spatial and temporal resolution using spiral k-space trajectories is presented. The use of retrospective cardiac gating allows the analysis of the entire cardiac cycle, including atrial systole.