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C-SCAN™InfoSheet: - Devices -
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www.gehealthcare.com/usen/mr/cscan/index.html Manufactured by Esaote S.p.A.; compact in-office MRI system, fits in a 90 ft2 (8.4 m2) space and requires no shielding or special power. This low field MRI magnet is optimized for orthopedic use and imaging of the extremities.
The C-SCAN™ is developed from the ARTOSCAN™ - M with a new computer platform, and is also known as Artoscan C.
Esaote North America and Hologic Inc. are the U.S. distributors of this MRI device.
Device Information and Specification
CLINICAL APPLICATION
Dedicated extremity
CONFIGURATION
Closed
Linear and dual phased array, knee, ankle, wrist (6 total) coils
PULSE SEQUENCES
SE, GE, IR, STIR, FSE, 3D CE, GE-STIR, 3D GE, ME, TME, HSE
IMAGING MODES
Single, multislice, volume study, fast scan, multi slab
TR
12 - 5,000 msec
TE
5 - 220 msec
SINGLE SLICE
0.8 sec/image
MULTISLICE
0.8 sec/image
FOV
10 - 20 cm
2D: 2 mm - 10 mm;
3D: 0.6 mm - 10 mm
512 x 512
MEASURING MATRIX
256 x 256 maximum
PIXEL INTENSITY
4,096 gray lvls, 256 lvls in 3D
MAGNET TYPE
Permanent
BORE DIAMETER
or W x H
33.6 x 16 cm
MAGNET WEIGHT
960 kg
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124 x 76 x 60 cm
POWER REQUIREMENTS
100/110/200/220/230/240
STRENGTH
10 mT/m
5-GAUSS FRINGE FIELD, radial/axial
28 cm/60 cm
Passive
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Cardiac Axes
 
The cardiac anatomy is complex, and cardiac structures have different appearances depending on the imaging plane. The most useful imaging planes are those parallel and perpendicular to the cardiac axes. The short axis (SA), vertical long cardiac axis (VLA - 2 chamber view - 2C) and horizontal long axis (HLA - 4 chamber view - 4C) are the standard views in cardiovascular imaging. The orientation of a heart is described relative to an imaginary line drawn from the base of the heart (valve plane) to the apex.
Obtaining cine images in these double-oblique planes requires the use of multiple localizing MRI sequences and knowledge of the cardiac anatomy. The long axis image plane is determined by the line that runs from the apex of the heart to a midpoint at the base of the heart, often taken to be midway between the mitral valve leaflets. The short axis is planned perpendicular to the long axis view.
 
Images, Movies, Sliders:
 Angulation of Cardiac Planes Cine Images of Septal Infarct  Open this link in a new window
      

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman

 Cardiac Infarct 4 Chamber Cine 1  Open this link in a new window
 Cardiac Infarct Short Axis Cine bFFE 1  Open this link in a new window
 
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Further Reading:
  Basics:
A Guide To Cardiac Imaging
   by www.simplyphysics.com    
  News & More:
Healthy Heart Anatomy
   by www.columbiasurgery.org    
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Cardiac Gating
 
This method synchronize the heartbeat with the beginning of the TR, whereat the r wave is used as the trigger. Cardiac gating times the acquisition of MR data to physiological motion in order to minimize motion artifacts. ECG gating techniques are useful whenever data acquisition is too slow to occur during a short fraction of the cardiac cycle.
Image blurring due to cardiac-induced motion occurs for imaging times of above approximately 50 ms in systole, while for imaging during diastole the critical time is of the order of 200-300 ms. The acquisition of an entire image in this time is only possible with using ultrafast MR imaging techniques. If a series of images using cardiac gating or real-time echo planar imaging EPI are acquired over the entire cardiac cycle, pixel-wise velocity and vascular flow can be obtained.
In simple cardiac gating, a single image line is acquired in each cardiac cycle. Lines for multiple images can then be acquired successively in consecutive gate intervals. By using the standard multiple slice imaging and a spin echo pulse sequence, a number of slices at different anatomical levels is obtained. The repetition time (TR) during a ECG-gated acquisition equals the RR interval, and the RR interval defines the minimum possible repetition time (TR). If longer TRs are required, multiple integers of the RR interval can be selected. When using a gradient echo pulse sequence, multiple phases of a single anatomical level or multiple slices at different anatomical levels can be acquired over the cardiac cycle.
Also called cardiac triggering.
 
Images, Movies, Sliders:
 Cardiac Infarct Short Axis Cine Overview  Open this link in a new window
    

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman
 Infarct 4 Chamber Cine  Open this link in a new window
    

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman
 
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Further Reading:
  Basics:
Cardiac MRI - Technical Aspects Primer
Wednesday, 7 August 2002
Electrocardiogram in an MRI Environment: Clinical Needs, Practical Considerations, Safety Implications, Technical Solutions and Future Directions
Wednesday, 25 January 2012   by cdn.intechopen.com    
Motion-compensation of Cardiac Perfusion MRI using a Statistical Texture Ensemble(.pdf)
June 2003   by www.imm.dtu.dk    
Cardiac Motion ArtifactInfoSheet: - Artifacts -
Case Studies, 
Reduction Index, 
etc.MRI Resource Directory:
 - Artifacts -
 
Quick Overview
Artifact Information
NAME
Cardiac motion
DESCRIPTION
Blurring, ghosting
REASON
Cardiac motion
HELP
cardiac and respiratory synchronization
Movement of the heart causes blurring and ghosting in the images. The artifacts appear in the phase encoding direction, independent of the direction of the motion.
mri safety guidance
Image Guidance
These artifacts can be reduced by using cardiac synchronization: triggering, gating or retrospective triggering. Maximum reduction can be achieved by using triggering in combination with flow compensation, respiratory triggering or breath hold and regional saturation techniques.

See also Motion Artifact.
 
Images, Movies, Sliders:
 Cardiac Infarct Short Axis Cine bFFE 1  Open this link in a new window
    
 Normal Dual Inversion Fast Spin-echo  Open this link in a new window
 
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Further Reading:
  Basics:
Motion-compensation of Cardiac Perfusion MRI using a Statistical Texture Ensemble(.pdf)
June 2003   by www.imm.dtu.dk    
  News & More:
Controlling patient's breathing makes cardiac MRI more accurate
Friday, 13 May 2016   by www.upi.com    
Cardiac MRIForum -
there are related threads
 
In the last years, cardiac MRI techniques have progressively improved. No other noninvasive imaging modality provides the same degree of contrast and temporal resolution for the assessment of cardiovascular anatomy and pathology. Contraindications MRI are the same as for other magnetic resonance techniques.
The primary advantage of MRI is extremely high contrast resolution between different tissue types, including blood. Moreover, MRI is a true 3 dimensional imaging modality and images can be obtained in any oblique plane along the true cardiac axes while preserving high temporal and spatial resolution with precise demonstration of cardiac anatomy without the administration of contrast media.
Due to these properties, MRI can precisely characterize cardiac function and quantify cavity volumes, ejection fraction, and left ventricular mass. In addition, cardiac MRI has the ability to quantify flow (see flow quantification), including bulk flow in vessels, pressure gradients across stenosis, regurgitant fractions and shunt fractions. Valve morphology and area can be determined and the severity of stenosis quantified. In certain disease states, such as myocardial infarction, the contrast resolution of MRI is further improved by the addition of extrinsic contrast agents (see myocardial late enhancement).
A dedicated cardiac coil, and a field strength higher than 1 Tesla is recommended to have sufficient signal. Cardiac MRI acquires ECG gating. Cardiac gating (ECGs) obtained within the MRI scanner, can be degraded by the superimposed electrical potential of flowing blood in the magnetic field. Therefore, excellent contact between the skin and ECG leads is necessary. For male patients, the skin at the lead sites can be shaved. A good cooperation of the patient is necessary because breath holding at the end of expiration is practiced during the most sequences.

See also Displacement Encoding with Stimulated Echoes.
For Ultrasound Imaging (USI) see Cardiac Ultrasound at Medical-Ultrasound-Imaging.com.

See also the related poll results: 'In 2010 your scanner will probably work with a field strength of' and 'MRI will have replaced 50% of x-ray exams by'
 
Images, Movies, Sliders:
 Infarct 4 Chamber Cine  Open this link in a new window
    

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman
 MVP Parasternal  Open this link in a new window
    

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman
 Delayed Myocardial Contrast Enhancement from Infarct  Open this link in a new window
      

Courtesy of  Robert R. Edelman
 
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Further Reading:
  Basics:
Cardiac MRI - Technical Aspects Primer
Wednesday, 7 August 2002
Prediction of Myocardial Viability by MRI
1999   by circ.ahajournals.org    
  News & More:
MRI technology visualizes heart metabolism in real time
Friday, 18 November 2022   by medicalxpress.com    
Even early forms of liver disease affect heart health, Cedars-Sinai study finds
Thursday, 8 December 2022   by www.eurekalert.org    
MRI sheds light on COVID vaccine-associated heart muscle injury
Tuesday, 15 February 2022   by www.sciencedaily.com    
Radiologists must master cardiac CT, MRI to keep pace with demand: The heart is not a magical organ
Monday, 1 March 2021   by www.radiologybusiness.com    
Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the heart (myocardium)
Sunday, 30 August 2020   by github.com    
Non-invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected CHD: Search reveals informative evidence
Wednesday, 8 July 2020   by medicalxpress.co    
Cardiac MRI Becoming More Widely Available Thanks to AI and Reduced Exam Times
Wednesday, 19 February 2020   by www.dicardiology.com    
Controlling patient's breathing makes cardiac MRI more accurate
Friday, 13 May 2016   by www.upi.com    
Precise visualization of myocardial injury: World's first patient-based cardiac MRI study using 7T MRI
Wednesday, 10 February 2016   by medicalxpress.com    
New technique could allow for safer, more accurate heart scans
Thursday, 10 December 2015   by www.gizmag.com    
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