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Table 2 Typical parameters for single shot 2D IR-SSFP

From: Revisiting how we perform late gadolinium enhancement CMR: insights gleaned over 25 years of clinical practice

Parameter

1.5 T

3.0 T

FOV

300–380 mm

300–380 mm

In-plane voxel size

1.4–1.8 × 2.0–2.5 cm

1.2–1.5 × 1.5–1.9 mm

Matrix size

208 × 150

256 × 200

Slice thickness

7 mm

7 mm

Flip angle

60°

45°

Segments

68

77

Inversion time (TI)

Variable

Variable

Bandwidth

601 Hz/pixel

977 Hz/pixel

TE (echo time)

1.24 ms

1.11 ms

TR (repetition time)

3.06 ms

2.64 ms

Gating factor

2

2

K-space ordering

Linear

Linear

Fat Sat

No

No

Asymmetric echo

Yes

Yes

Parallel imaging

2

2