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Table 2 Breath-hold times for each sequence

From: The use of parallel imaging techniques for the measurement of T2* decay

Sequence

Routine acquisition (mean ± SD) s

With parallel imaging (mean ± SD) s

P value

Cardiac T2* bright blood

16.9 ± 3.8

12.2 ± 2.4

< 0.001

Cardiac T2* dark blood

19.8 ± 4.5

14.5 ± 3.3

< 0.001

Hepatic T2*

14.5 ± 1.7

9.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001

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