Purpose To compare accuracy, precision, and reproducibility of four commonly used
myocardial T1 mapping sequences: modified Look-Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) …

A prospective study approved by the local ethics committee was performed to establish the
normal range and reproducibility of myocardial T1 values as assessed with single-breath …

Background Myocardial native T1 and T2 mapping are promising techniques for quantitative
assessment of diffuse myocardial pathologies; however, due to conflicting data regarding …

Background Myocardial T 1-mapping recently emerged as a promising quantitative method
for non-invasive tissue characterization in numerous cardiomyopathies. Commonly …

Background T1 mapping allows direct in-vivo quantitation of microscopic changes in the
myocardium, providing new diagnostic insights into cardiac disease. Existing methods …

Background T1-mapping using the Shortened Modified Look-Locker Inversion Recovery
(ShMOLLI) technique enables non-invasive assessment of important myocardial tissue …

Purpose To optimize and validate a fully‐integrated version of modified Look‐Locker
inversion‐recovery (MOLLI) for clinical single‐breathhold cardiac T1 mapping. Materials and …

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

Purpose To develop a novel pulse sequence for free‐breathing, multislice, native
myocardial T1 mapping. Methods The slice‐interleaved T1 (STONE) sequence consists of …

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 …