Figure 5

The absolute T ₁ relaxation maps of three short axis slices of the heart. The slice numbers 13, 10 and 5 out of the 17 that were acquired in a scan time of 19 seconds are shown. The color scale is in the range 0-500 ms. The time after the administration of Gadolinium was a) 2 min., b) 6 min., c) 12 min and d) 24 min. Indicated in slice 13a are the Regions of Interest that are plotted in the following figures.