Images reconstructed from 20 projections for non-infarct sheep at 85 BPM Scan Time 48ms/slice (approx. 15 slices at 85 BPM), significant streak artifact low SNR. |
Images KWIC reconstructed from interleaved projections for non-infarct sheep at 85 BPM Scan Time 48ms/slice. Removal of streak artifact improved SNR, maintained temporal resolution. |
Baseline contrast enhancement ratio (CER) generated for the left ventricle from first pass perfusion images. Demonstrates homogeneous profusion across the myocardium for all regions. |
Contrast enhancement ratio (CER) for the same sheep two weeks post infarct. Regions of hypoperfusion are seen in the left ventricular free wall where a transmural infarct is indicated. Non-transmural infarction is demonstrated in the border regions adjacent to the main infarct. |