METHODS FOR ACCURATE NEEDLE-FREE ASSESSMENT OF MYOCARDIAL OXYGENATION

摘要

Described herein are methods for cardiovascular imaging for diagnosing and/or detecting various cardiovascular diseases. Various embodiments of the invention provide using magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system of a subject at rest or a normocapnic condition, as well as at a stressed or hypercapnic condition, in a repeated manner enhancing the statistical power, such that fast, motion-corrected, free-breathing, whole-heart imaging of the cardiovascular system is utilized to identify impaired cardiovascular function in a manner with improved specificity and accuracy.