Quantification of porcine myocardial perfusion with modified dual bolus MRI – a prospective study with a PET reference

Abstract Background The reliable quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) with MRI, necessitates the correction of errors in arterial input function (AIF) caused by the T1 saturation effect. The aim of this study was to compare MBF determined by a traditional dual bolus method against a modifie...

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Main Authors: Minna Husso, Mikko J. Nissi, Antti Kuivanen, Paavo Halonen, Miikka Tarkia, Jarmo Teuho, Virva Saunavaara, Pauli Vainio, Petri Sipola, Hannu Manninen, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Juhani Knuuti, Juha Töyräs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-019-0359-8