Table 1.

MRI sequences and their utility

Sequence	Planes	Description
Scouts	Sagittal, coronal, axial	Localizer
Single-shot Fast spin echo	Axial	Provides overview of morphology
Balanced Steady State Free Precession (SSFP)- Single shot	Axial	Provides overview of morphology
Cine SSFP	2-chamber, 3-chamber, 4-chamber, short-axis stacks	LV and RV volumes, ejection fraction, wall thickness, and motion
Black blood spin-echo - T1-weighted, - T2-weighted, - Fat saturated	2-chamber, 3-chamber, 4-chamber, short-axis stacks	Tissue characterization
T2*-weighted Sequence Planes Description T1- mapping Short-axis stacks Tissue characterization (fibros is, amyloid, deposition, iron) T2- mapping Short-axis stacks Tissue characterizaton (edema)	Short axis	Iron quantification
Diffusion	Localized to mass	Tissue characterization
Dynamic first pass perfusion	Short-axis stacks	Ischemia/infarct/microvascular obstruction/masses
2 min post contrast T1-weighted IR GRE	Short-axis stacks	For myocarditis, microvascular obstruction and masses
Delayed enhancement sequences	2-chamber, 3-chamber, 4-chamber, short-axis stacks	Evaluation of scarring and fibrosis
MR angiography	Coronal/sagittal/axial	Vascular anatomy
3d-whole heart SSFP	Axial/targeted to coronary arteries	Coronary artery anatomy Vascular anatomy