Non-invasive estimation of blood oxygen (O2) saturation by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging would be useful in evaluating shunt severity in congenital heart disease, and oxygen delivery and consumption energetics in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. A T2-based, non-linear, multi-parameter method has been developed to non-invasively determine O2 saturation in the heart and great vessels. In this multi-center study, the feasibility and accuracy of the technique is evaluated against gold-standard catheterization measurements in the cardiac chambers and vessels in a preliminary cohort of adult and pediatric patients with cardiovascular disease.
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