We propose a unique perfusion acquisition that offers improved coverage and confidence of detecting true ischemia and artifacts in cardiac perfusion dynamic acquisitions. Three slices are acquired simultaneously after each saturation pulse, and there is time to acquire 3 sets of such slices even at high heartrates. The ability to simultaneously acquire multiple slices opens up many new possibilities. The approach proposed here can acquire for example 6 short axis slices and 3 long axis slices each heartbeat, which allows detection of small areas of ischemia and can provide additional volume coverage and confidence. Preliminary results show the promise of this multi-plane SMS approach.
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