Table 1 bSSFP cine imaging sequence parameters
0.55 T breath-held bSSFP cine | 1.5 T breath-held bSSFP cine | 0.55 T free breathing re-binned bSSFP cine | 1.5 T free breathing re-binned bSSFP cine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Field of view (mm2) | 360 × 270 | 360 × 270 | 360 × 270 | 360 × 270 |
Slice thickness (mm) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Matrix size | 256 × 192 | 256 × 140 | 192 × 108 | 192 × 119 |
TE (ms) | 1.67 | 1.2 | 1.34 | 1.06 |
TR (ms) | 4.1 | 2.79 | 3.24 | 2.52 |
Acquired temporal resolution (ms) | 32 | 28 | N/A | N/A |
Bandwidth (Hz/Px) | 350 | 1085 | 501 | 1085 |
Parallel imaging acceleration factor | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Seconds/slice | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 |
Calculated Phases | 30 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
Flip angle (°) | 78 | 50 | 80 | 50 |