Short axis diastolic views free of cardiac motion effects. Short axis diastolic views obtained from breath-held base-to-apex 2D CINE FLASH acquisitions using (top) vector ECG, (middle) ACT and POX (bottom) gating. In this case of correct R-wave detection (subject 1), ECG-gated 2D CINE FLASH imaging was found to be immune to cardiac motion effects, as were ACT and POX gated acquisitions.Conclusions: The applicability of acoustic triggering for cardiac CINE imaging at 7.0 T was demonstrated. ACT's trigger reliability and fidelity are superior to that of ECG and POX. ACT promises to be beneficial for cardiovascular magnetic resonance at ultra-high field strengths including 7.0 T. Source: "Acoustic cardiac triggering: a practical solution for synchronization and gating of cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 7 Tesla" Tobias Frauenrath et al.; Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 12: 67; 2010
