A system and method are disclosed to acquire high temporal resolution free-breathing
cardiac MR images. The technique includes monitoring heart rate of a patient just
prior to image acquisition to acquire a time period of an RR interval,
and using this time period from the heart rate monitoring to prospectively estimate
future RR intervals. The acquisition of MR data can then commence at any
point in an RR interval and extend for the time period recorded. The data
acquisition can be segmented and acquired in successive RR intervals, then
combined to create high temporal resolution images.
