Patent Document ID: 9953439
Application ID: 14952859
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for perfusion imaging of a subject, comprising: acquiring perfusion imaging data associated with the heart of a subject, the acquiring comprising applying an imaging pulse sequence with a three-dimensional stack-of-spirals trajectory; reconstructing perfusion images from the acquired perfusion imaging data, wherein the reconstructing comprises parallel imaging and motion-guided compressed sensing; determining absolute perfusion values from the reconstructed perfusion images wherein the determining comprises transforming a volumetric imaging dataset associated with the reconstructed perfusion images into a set of time-intensity curves representative of time-intensity relationships; and generating a quantitative volumetric perfusion flow map based on the determined absolute perfusion values; wherein the absolute perfusion values are determined on a pixel-wise or segmental basis, from the time-intensity relationships, to quantify myocardial blood flow of the heart of the subject.