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Table 1 Coefficient of variation (CV) for various sampling strategies for both N = 9 and N = 12 at SNR = 40, for HR = 60 bpm and 120 bpm (values in parentheses)

From: Optimized saturation recovery protocols for T1-mapping in the heart: influence of sampling strategies on precision

# SR measurements

 

N = 9

  

N = 12

 

T1 (ms)

250

500

1200

250

500

1200

NS + [(0)1]N Uniform

0.0517 (0.0472)

0.0488 (0.0442)

0.0461 (0.0595)

0.0467 (0.0451)

0.0461 (0.0415)

0.0429 (0.0534)

NS + [(0)1]N Fixed TS

0.0424 (0.0424)

0.0424 (0.0424)

0.0424 (0.0480)

0.0402 (0.0402)

0.0402 (0.0402)

0.0402 (0.0440)

NS + [(0)1]3 (1)1(2)1(3)1 SMART1Map

N/A

N/A

N/A

0.0670 (0.0512)

0.0564 (0.0566)

0.0596 (0.0563)

Brute force optimization without recovery beats

0.0394 (0.0394)

0.0424 (0.0424)

0.0424 (0.0424)

0.0353 (0.0353)

0.0402 (0.0402)

0.0402 (0.0402)

Brute force optimization allowing recovery beats

0.0377 (0.0383)

0.0396 (0.0419)

0.0424 (0.0424)

0.0333 (0. 0341)

0.0356 (0.0374)

0.0394 (0.0402)