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Table 1 Pulse sequence parameters for the motion-corrected (MOCO), re-binned cine imaging according to size

From: Normal right and left ventricular volumes prospectively obtained from cardiovascular magnetic resonance in awake, healthy, 0- 12 year old children

 

Infant

< 15 kg

Little Kid

15–35 kg

Big Kid

> 35 kg

Field of view (mm)

240 × 180

280 × 210

360 × 270

Matrix

160 × 120

192 × 144

192 × 144

Slice thickness (mm)

4

6

8

Resolution (mm)

1.5 × 1.5

1.46 × 1.46

1.88 × 1.88

Flip angle (°)

50

50

50

Acceleration factor

3

4

4

Echo time (ms)

1.26

1.17

1.06

Repetition time (ms)

3.0

2.8

2.5

Views per segment

33

30

30

Reconstructed frames per cardiac cycle [22]

30

30

30