[Basic examination for three-dimensional phase-sensitive inversion recovery (3D PSIR) method by late gadolinium enhancement of non-breath-hold cardiac magnetic resonance image].

Purpose: We studied imaging parameters for the three-dimensional phase-sensitive inversion recovery by a late gadolinium enhancement (3D PSIR) method.

Method: In the 3D PSIR method using a 1.5 Tesla MRI system and a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gel phantom, we evaluated the relation of the signal intensity at multiple inversion times (TI), 100-500 ms; flip angles (FA), 15-35°; and segments, 20-45.