Scan acceleration

In cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, scan time is of critical importance, as many applications require breath-holding to suppress respiratory-related image artefacts. In this chapter, approaches to reduce scan time, while maintaining resolution, are described. Besides partial sampling of k-space, non-Cartesian k-space trajectories are introduced, followed by an overview of data under-sampling techniques as they are implemented on clinical magnetic resonance systems. Advantages and limitations of each of these methods are briefly described.