AI-powered MRI lets heart patients breathe easy during scans
NCT ID NCT05105984
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a new MRI technique using artificial intelligence (deep learning) can accurately measure heart function while patients breathe normally, instead of holding their breath. The standard method requires repeated breath-holds, which can be hard for people with heart disease. The study included 54 adults with ischemic heart disease. Researchers compared the AI-reconstructed free-breathing images to the classic breath-hold images to see if they gave similar results for left ventricular ejection fraction (a key measure of heart pumping strength).
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- free-breathing cardiac cine-MRI sequence with deep-learning image reconstruction
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart MRI scans easier and faster for patients who struggle to hold their breath, without losing image quality.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI reconstruction might not be as accurate as the standard method in some cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Cardiac MRI is one of the examinations prescribed as part of routine care for this pathology. When the patient come for a cardiac MRI in the workup for ischemic heart disease, the patient will be asked on the day of the exam if he agrees to participate in the study. An information letter will have been sent to the patient before the appointment is made. In the event that he agrees to participate, a free-breathing cardiac cine-MRI sequence with Deep Learning based image reconstruction will be appended to the usual protocol.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> or = 18 years old * Ischemic heart disease * Ability of the subject to understand and express his consent * Affiliation to the social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Major obesity (\> 140kg) not allowing the patient to enter the tunnel of the machine whose diameter is less than 70cm * Under 18 years old * Pregnant woman * Known allergy to gadolinium chelates * Claustrophobia * Any contraindication to MRI * Arrhythmia * Difficulty in holding apneas of more than 10 seconds
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, France, 80000, France
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