Assessment of Oxygen Changes in the Heart With Cardio-vascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Summary

The ability of a new SSFP-based BOLD MRI sequence to assess myocardial oxygenation changes in response to coronary flow changes induced by adenosine and increased CO2-partial pressure will be examined in healthy volunteers and patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Also the susceptibility of a new SSFP-based BOLD sensitive MRI sequence to changes in arterial oxygenation will be examined. This will help understand the physiologic basis of oxygen sensitive imaging of the heart.

Timeline

Start

2006-01

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-09

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