Table 2.

Sequence parameters for real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Sequence parameters	Real-time MRI
Sequence type	2D b-SSFP
TR/TE (ms)	3.7/1.85
FOV (mm)	316–500
Image matrix (pixels)	200
Inplane resolution (mm × mm)	1.6 × 1.6
Slice thickness (mm)	8
Interslice gap (mm)	0
Phases	900
Orientation	Short axis
Flip angle (°)	60
Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)	760
Image acquisition time (ms)	33

b-SSFP balanced steady-state free precession, ECG electrocardiography, FOV field of view, TE echo time, TR repetition time