| MR Imaging of Myocardial Function, Hemodynamics, and Disease Hall C |
| 1570. Using Population Data to Calibrate MRI-Based Blood Oxygen Saturation Measurements in CHD Patients and Volunteers, X. Qi and G.A. Wright, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. |
| 1571. Model-Based Registration of Cardiac CTA and MR Acquisitions, T. O'Donnell, S. Aharon, S.S. Halliburton, A. Gupta, G. Funka-Lea and R.D. White, Siemens Corp Research, Princeton, NJ, USA and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. |
| 1572. Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Regional Left Ventricular Wall Thickening in Short Axis MR Images of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Using z-score for Comparison to a Normal Database, G.D. Waiter, A. Al-Mohammad, S.I.K. Semple and T.W. Redpath, University of Aberdeen and Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. |
| 1573. MRI-Derived Left Ventricular Mass in End-Diastole and End-Systole: Effect of Endocardial Trabeculae on the Observed Wall Thickening, J.T. Marcus, J.P.A. Kuijer, M.J.W. Götte, R.M. Heethaar and A.C. Van Rossum, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| 1574. Determination of LV-Mass in Patients Using a "Black-Blood" Single Shot Fast Spin Echo Sequence with Millimetric Spatial Resolution, O. Vignaux, C. Argaud, P.G. Carlier, P. Le Roux and P. Legmann, Hospital Cochin, Paris, France; SHFJ-DRM, Orsay, France and GE Medical Systems, Buc, France. |
| 1575. Quantitative Wall Motion Assessment with Real Time MR Imaging, S. Flacke, R.M. Setser, S.E. Fischer and C.H. Lorenz, Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA. |
| 1576. Full Cardiac Coverage in a Single Breath-Hold Using Ultrafast MR Imaging, H.J. Lamb, P. Kunz, J. Doornbos and A. de Roos, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. |
| 1577. MR Evaluation of Ventricular Function: True FISP Versus FLASH, J. Barkhausen, S.G. Ruehm, M. Goyen, K.H. Truemmler, G. Laub and J.F. Debatin, University Hospital, Essen, Germany and Siemens Medical Systems, Erlangen, Germany. |
| 1578. Single Breath-hold 3D Multiphase Contrast-Enhanced Method for Assessment of Cardiac Function, A.V. Barger, T.M. Grist, W.F. Block and C.A. Mistretta, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. |
| 1579. The Need for Motion Correction in the Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation Using the Control Volume Method, P.G. Walker, K. Houlind, C. Djurhuus, W.Y. Kim and E.M. Pedersen, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. |
| 1580. Low Body Negative Pressure and Cardiac MRI: Observations of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Changes, S.J. Wilson, S.E. Rose, F. Chen, D. Rose, C.J. Bennett, K. McMahon, G.J. Galloway and D.M. Doddrell, University of Queensland, Saint Andrews War Memorial Hospital and Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. |
| 1581. Echo-Planar MR Imaging of Left Ventricular Aneurysm Resection, H.J. Lamb, M.I.M. Versteegh and A. de Roos, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. |
| 1582. MRI Evaluation of Pulmonary Venous Flow Pattern in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, R. Wassmuth, K.E.B. Bettis, L. Fananapazir and A.E. Arai, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. |
| 1583. Assessment of Hemodynamic Changes in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) before and after Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) by Breath-Hold MR Techniques, K-F. Kreitner, S. Ley, H-U. Kauczor, P. Kalden, E. Mayer and M. Thelen, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany. |
| 1584. Estimation of the Left Ventricular Peak dp/dt by Magnetic Resonance Imaging, J.P. Tasu, E. Mousseaux, P. Colin, M. Slama, O. Jolivet and J. Bittoun, Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France and Hôpital Antoine Béclère, France. |
| 1585. Early Intracavitary Left Ventricular Diastolic Inflow Characteristics in Patients With Aortic Stenosis. Magnetic Resonance Velocity Mapping Related To Pressure Dynamics, K. Houlind, H.R. Ivarsen, O. Eschen, P. Schroeder, H. Stødkilde-Jørgensen, S. Milet, A.P. Yoganathan, P.K. Paulsen, H. Egeblad and E.M. Pedersen, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. |
| 1586. Effect of Partial Oxygen Pressure and Hematocrit on T1 Relaxation in Human Blood, P. Hueckel, W.G. Schreiber, K. Markstaller, M. Bellemann, H.U. Kauczor and M. Thelen, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany and University of Applied Sciences, Jena, Germany. |
| 1587. Can Simultaneous Antegrade/Retrograde Cardioplegia Protect the Myocardium Distal to a Coronary Occulsion? Localized ³¹P MR Spectroscopy, MR Imaging and Fluorescence Imaging Studies on Isolated Pig Hearts, G. Tian, G. Dai, B. Xiang, J. Sun, R. Mangat, J. Docherty, J. Mark, L. Gregorash, W. Richter, B. Kuzio, W. Lindsay and R. Deslauriers, National Research Council and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
| 1588. Evaluation of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Single-Shot Spin Echo Imaging of Hypertensive Rat Heart, P.G. Carlier, E. Parzy, E. Giacomini, C. Wary and A. Leroy-Willig, Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France. |
| 1589. Follow-up of Changes of Cardiac Geometry and Function in a Mouse Model of Pressure Induced Hypertrophy with Magnetic Resonance Microimaging, F. Wiesmann, C. Ritter, R. Illinger, C. Dienesch, A. Leupold, J. Ruff, E. Rommel, A. Haase and S. Neubauer, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. |
| 1590. Early Detection of Mild Acute Rejection in Transplanted Hearts by Multi-Dimensional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Y-J. Lin Wu, S. Kanno, S.J. Dodd, D.S. Williams and C. Ho, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
| 1591. A Novel Approach Using Magnetic Resonance Technique for the Detection of Cardiac Allograft Rejection, S. Kanno, P.C. Lee, Y-J. Lin Wu, S.J. Dodd, M. Williams, D.S. Williams, T.R. Billiar and C. Ho, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
| 1592. The Use of Magnetization Transfer Contrast in Percutaneous Transluminal Septal Myocardial Ablation in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Acute Results Clinical Application in the Human Heart, K.O. Agyeman, A.H. Aletras, L. Fananapazir and A.E. Arai, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. |