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Table 1 Imaging Parameters

From: Quantification of aortic stenosis diagnostic parameters: comparison of fast 3 direction and 1 direction phase contrast CMR and transthoracic echocardiography

Parameter

1Dir PC-CMR

3Dir PC-CMR

Temporal Resolution (ms)

52.25

37.12

TE (ms)

2.3

2.77

TR

5.23

4.64

Lines per segment

5

2

Flip Angle

25°

15°

Echo asymmetry

33% before echo

33% before echo

Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)

420

558

Venc (cm/s)

150–500

150–500

Slice Thickness (mm)

8.0

8.0

Triggering

Retrospective

Prospective

Matrix

144 × 192

128 × 160

FOV (mm)

284 × 374

250 × 313

Pixel dimensions (mm x mm)

1.97 × 1.95

1.95 × 1.96

Acceleration factor

GRAPPA R = 2

VISTA R = 8

Average scan time

17 s

10s

  1. TE Echo time, TR repetition time, Venc Velocity encoding, FOV Field of view (phase x frequency encode directions)