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Table 4 Phantom study: comparison of MR pulse sequences.

From: T2 quantification for improved detection of myocardial edema

  

T2 Map

 

True T2

T2p-SSFP

MESE

  

Centric

Linear

2 Echoes

3 Echoes

Phantom 1

51 ± 0.6

53 ± 1.0

58 ± 1.0

64 ± 0.7

75 ± 2.6

Phantom 2

62 ± 1.1

63 ± 1.4

69 ± 1.4

80 ± 2

109 ± 16

  1. Phantom T2 values (in ms) measured using T2p-SSFP (linear and centric k-space ordering) and MESE (two and three echoes). The true T2 values were measured using a spin-echo sequence with a TR of 10 seconds at the thirteen echo times listed in the text. A TR of 3 seconds was used for T2p-SSFP and MESE