Table 1 Imaging Parameters

Orientation

coronal

axial

coronal

Acquisition type

3D

2D

3D

TR (ms)

5.8

19.0

3.2

TE (ms)

3.9

3.7

1.2

Flip angle (degrees)

5

60

25

Field of view (mm)^a

256 × 256

220 × 220

320 × 260

[256-320 × 256-320]

Matrix

256 × 256

256 × 256

352 × 286

Slices^a

60 [60–80]

100 [60-120]

80

In-plane resolution (mm)^a

1.0 × 1.0

0.9 × 0.9

0.9 × 0.9

[1.0-1.25 × 1.0-1.25]

Slice thickness (mm)

1.0

2.0

1.2

Partial Fourier (phase)

none

none

6/8th

Partial Fourier (slice)

6/8th

none

6/8th

Scan time^a

4.6 [4.6–6.1] min

4.7 [2.8–5.6] min

19 s

Flow Compensation

yes

yes

no

Slice Oversampling

none

--

20 %

Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)

349

465

590