Rapid quantification of myocardial lipid content in humans using single breath hold 1H MRS at 3 Tesla

Cardiac lipid levels measured using rapid single breath-hold 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) at 3T shows excellent correlation with results obtained by averaging over seven multiple breath-holds. This study demonstrates that single breath-hold 1H-MRS at 3T is a rapid and reliable method to quantify myocardial lipids.