Quantitative assessment of morphological and functional cardiac parameters by
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is essential for research and routine clinical …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis contributes to left ventricular dysfunction leading to the
development of heart failure. Basic research has provided abundant evidence for the …

Parametric map** techniques provide a non-invasive tool for quantifying tissue alterations
in myocardial disease in those eligible for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) …

In cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, the T1 relaxation time for the 1H
magnetization in myocardial tissue may represent a valuable biomarker for a variety of …

Morphological and functional parameters such as chamber size and function, aortic
diameters and distensibility, flow and T1 and T2* relaxation time can be assessed and …

The longitudinal relaxation time constant (T1) of the myocardium is altered in various
disease states due to increased water content or other changes to the local molecular …

Rapid innovations in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) now permit the routine
acquisition of quantitative measures of myocardial and blood T1 which are key tissue …

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is widely used in various medical fields related
to cardiovascular diseases. Rapid technological innovations in magnetic resonance imaging …

Purpose To validate a new saturation recovery single‐shot acquisition (SASHA) pulse
sequence for T1 map** and to compare SASHA T1 values in heart failure patients and …

Background T1 map** is a robust and highly reproducible application to quantify
myocardial relaxation of longitudinal magnetisation. Available T1 map** methods are …