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. 2023 Feb 8;23(2):136–145. doi: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2022-0103

(b) Diffusion time 800 ms

Diffusion gradients SNR
20ºC 40ºC
Gx Gy Gz 6 μm 12 μm 25 μm 50 μm 100 μm Free water 6 μm 12 μm 25 μm 50 μm 100 μm Free water
1 0.263 0.067 0.963 117 94 119 110 92 164 40 40 40 41 46 56
2 −0.426 0.141 0.894 142 114 147 139 100 112 50 50 63 63 48 63
3 −0.121 −0.560 0.819 222 183 200 201 126 154 93 76 77 96 69 64
4 0.742 −0.275 0.612 387 339 407 316 208 161 246 185 223 174 144 88
5 0.402 0.658 0.636 353 250 344 306 197 164 229 157 230 155 134 79
6 −0.371 0.751 0.547 469 369 487 382 218 179 295 229 340 230 177 87
7 −0.889 −0.091 0.449 593 459 585 422 220 153 428 346 399 377 243 105
8 −0.611 −0.724 0.321 756 664 697 503 277 181 687 615 619 555 315 121
9 0.374 −0.848 0.374 784 605 726 536 288 198 567 433 542 475 265 112
10 0.910 0.325 0.257 864 577 714 653 344 218 848 510 713 682 359 142
11 0.125 0.989 0.077 1034 682 862 712 394 255 1028 796 978 918 536 153
12 −0.861 0.503 0.079 1031 716 848 540 377 230 1147 994 1011 826 534 149

SNR was calculated based on NEMA21 using SNR= Sπ/2/N from the average signal S in the phantom and the noise average signal N in air. NEMA, National Manufacturers Electrical Association.