Table 5.

Summary of vendors’ solutions for CMR of CIED patients. IR: inversion recovery; SR: saturation recovery; SAR: specific absorption rate; WIP: work in progress; CIED: cardiac implantable electronic device. *corresponds to pre-release beta versions.

Vendors	LGE	Cine	Phase contrast	T2 mapping	T1 mapping	Perfusion	Additional safe limits
GE	Wideband IR (4 kHz) 2D and 3D LGE with spoiled gradient echo, optional free-breathing and AIR Recon DL	2D and 3D spoiled gradient echo	2D and 3D gradient echo	No special protocols available for CIED patients	Wideband IR (4 kHz) 2D spoiled gradient echo with optional AIR Recon DL and motion correction	Wideband SR (5 kHz) 2D spoiled gradient echo with optional AIR Recon DL and motion correction	B1 + amplitude, whole body SAR, head SARand scan duration
Siemens	Wideband IR (6 KHz) with HeartFreeze for 1.5T. WIP* for other field strengths	2D spoiled gradient-echo with optional CS acceleration	2D/4D flow with spoiled gradient-echo	No special protocols available for CIED patients	SASHA* with wideband saturation (4 kHz) and spoiled gradient-echo readout	Wideband SR (4 kHz) with 2D spoiled gradient-echo readout	“Implant Suite” WIP* for restricting B1 + rms, body SAR, head SAR
Philips	Wideband IR (4 KHz) for 2D and 3D LGE WIP*	2D gradient echo protocols available	2D gradient echo protocols available	No special protocols available for CIED patients	No special protocols available for CIED patients	No special protocols available for CIED patients	“ScanWise Implant” restricts, Whole Body SAR, Head SAR, Gradient strength and slew rate
Canon	Actively investigating Wideband IR solutions for 2D and 3D LGE	2D spoiled gradient echo protocols available	2D spoiled gradient echo protocols available	No special protocols available for CIED patients	No special protocols available for CIED patients	No special protocols available for CIED patients	Adaptative model for SAR control