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Table 1 Shows the acquisition time for 22 different scans, conducted with different combinations of NEX and DED.

From: Estimation of helical angle of the left ventricle using diffusion tensor imaging with minimum acquisition time

Acquisition number

Diffusion encoding directions

(DED)

Number of excitations

(NEX)

Acquisition time

(TA)

[Mins]

1

12

1

1.63

2

12

2

3.25

3

12

3

4.88

4

12

4

6.51

5

12

6

9.76

6

12

8

13.02

7

12

12

19.52

8

12

16

26.03

9

12

20

32.54

10

30

1

3.91

11

30

2

7.81

12

30

3

11.72

13

30

4

15.62

14

30

5

19.53

15

30

6

23.43

16

30

7

27.34

17

30

8

31.24

18

64

1

8.14

19

64

2

16.27

20

64

3

24.41

21

64

4

32.54

22

256

1

32.32