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Table 2 Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) acquisition and reconstruction parameters

From: In vitro optimization and comparison of CT angiography versus radial cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the quantification of cross-sectional areas and coronary endothelial function

CMR Protocol

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Magnetom Prisma 3 T (Siemens Healthineers)

Sequence

2D radial retrospectively-gated SPGRE

Fat suppression

Water selective excitation pulse

RF excitation angle

22°

TR/TE

4.9/2.7 ms

Pixel bandwidth

570 Hz/pixel

Acquisition time

19.5 s

Temporal resolution

40 ms

Radial views

247 per cardiac phase

Views per segment

19

R-R intervals

13

Field of view

260 × 260 mm2

Image matrix

416 × 416 pixels

Pixel size

0.625 × 0.625 mm2

Slice thickness

6.5 mm

Radial undersampling

38%

  1. SPGRE, spoiled gradient-recalled echo; RF, radiofrequency; TR/TE, repetition time/echo time