Comparison of three accelerated pulse sequences for semiquantitative myocardial perfusion imaging using sensitivity encoding incorporating temporal filtering (TSENSE)

Abstract

Semiquantitative myocardial perfusion imaging can significantly benefit from TSENSE due to shorter acquisition times and increased linearity of the pulse sequences. Among the three pulse sequences tested, SR-TrueFISP yielded best image quality. SR-segEPI proved to be an interesting alternative due to shorter acquisition times, higher linearity and fewer dark-banding artifacts.