Abstract #0781

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting for the Investigation of Suspected Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy

Gabriella Vincenti¹, Andrew J Coristine^2,3, Jesse I Hamilton³, Céline Provins², Juerg Schwitter¹, Nicole Seiberlich³, and Ruud B van Heeswijk²

¹Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland, ²Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy (ICMP) needs to be diagnosed early, and cardiac T1 and T2 mapping both have been shown to increase the accuracy of ICMP diagnosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance fingerprinting (cMRF) can be used to robustly acquire both maps in a single breath-hold, so the goal of this preliminary study was to compare the performance of cMRF and routine parameter mapping in patients with suspected ICMP, including those with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), which often cause significant artifacts. The relaxation times in 24 patients were similar in cMRF and routine mapping, while cMRF may have superior performance in patients with an ICD.

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