Table 1 Imaging Parameters for healthy subject CMR studies

TR

RR-interval

4.2 ms

TE_eff (ms)

30.0

2.1

Echo-spacing (ms)

3.0

–

FOV (mm³)

300 × 300 × 110

300 × 300 × 110

Voxel size (mm³)

1.3 × 1.3 × 1.3

1.3 × 1.3 × 1.3

Slice oversampling

1.2

1.2

Number of startup echoes

8

10

Pixel bandwidth (Hz)

1657

1238

Number of averages

1

1

Orientation

Coronal

Coronal

SENSE acceleration

2 (PE)

2 (PE)

Respiratory gating

7 mm G + 0.6 T

7 mm G + 0.6 T

Acquisition window (ms)

140

140

Fat suppression

SPIR

SPIR

Nominal scan time

4 min 7 s

4 min 16 s