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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Nassir F. Marrouche, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Evgueni G. Kholmovski, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A method of optimizing scan parameters for LGE-MRI. At least one cardiac MRI TI scout scan is performed by applying an inversion pulse every predetermined heartbeat of a patient. An initial value of an inversion time TIis determined by assessing a set of images generated from the scout scan. A first multiple of a duration between successive indicia of ventricular depolarization is selected, and a relaxation time T1 is determined based on the initial value Tand the first multiple of duration. An optimized inversion time TIfor LGE-MRI is determined based on the relaxation time T1 and a second multiple of a duration between successive indicia of ventricular depolarization. A correction factor is determined based on the optimized inversion time TIfrom the initial value of the inversion time TI.