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Table 1 Scan and reconstruction parameters for the 4D-flow measurement

From: Simultaneous measurements of 3D wall shear stress and pulse wave velocity in the murine aortic arch

Parameter

HS/LT-res. reconstruction

LS/HT-res. reconstruction

Repetition time [ms]

3.0

3.0

Echo time [ms]

1.1

1.1

Flip angle [°]

15

15

Number of readout points

140

140

Number of projections

1.6 ∙ 105

1.6 ∙ 105

Number of velocity Encoding steps

4 (balanced 4-point encoding)

4 (balanced 4-point encoding)

Encoding velocity [cm/s]

125

125

Field of view [mm3]

25 × 25 × 4

25 × 25 × 4

Slab thickness [mm]

4

4

Measurement time [min]

32 (+ 3 min for B0 map)

32 (+ 3 min for B0 map)

Spatial resolution

100 µm

147 µm

N frames per cycle

20

200

Selection window

1/20

1/33

  1. HS/LT high spatial/low temporal, LS/HT low spatial/high temporal