Figure 7. CINE T₂ ^* maps over the cardiac cycle.

Short axis view T₂ ^* colour maps derived from MB CINE acquisitions across the cardiac cycle overlaid to conventional 2D CINE FLASH images. T₂ ^* values are increasing from diastole to systole, especially for endocardial layers. Macroscopic susceptibility induced T₂ ^* reduction effects were present at the epicardium at inferior regions.