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Table 3 Showing the overall relative changes in the various T1 parameters over a 12 month period. Independently of method used, all the parameters showed a change of <10 %

From: Magnetic resonance imaging phantoms for quality-control of myocardial T1 and ECV mapping: specific formulation, long-term stability and variation with heart rate and temperature

 

Method 1 (%)

Method 2 (%)

Native blood / ms

9.0

7.8

Native myocardium / ms

3.6

0.5

Post Gd myocardium / ms

2.9

1.9

Post Gd blood / ms

5.0

3.5

ECV / %

8.3

5.3