Assessment of stable coronary artery disease by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: Current and emerging techniques

Figure 3 Cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion techniques. A is a high spatial resolution k-t BLAST stress perfusion CMR study at 3.0T showing an antero-septal perfusion defect with corresponding left anterior descending lesion at angiography in B; C shows a transmural lateral perfusion defect at standard resolution at 1.5T with corresponding circumflex lesion in D; E shows a transmural inferior perfusion defect at standard resolution at 1.5T with corresponding right coronary artery lesion in F. BLAST: Broad-use linear acquisition speed-up technique; CMR: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance.