Table 1.

MT parameter values used to create synthetic data (TEST SET) and results of noise-free simulation with excitation flip angle = 5°, τ_SAT = 15 ms (duty cycle = 50%) using all signal equations

	No. sets	${\mathit{RM}}_0^B[{\text{s}}^{-1}]$	F	$T_2^B[\mathrm{\mu }\text{s}]$	$T_2^A[\text{ms}]$	RA [s−1]	RB [s−1] (fixed)
Test set		3.10	0.107	10.0	66.0	1.450	1.0
Ramani	1	2.98	0.100	10.0	80.0	1.447	1.0
2	2.98	0.104	10.0	96.1	1.448	1.0
Sled and Pike CW	1	3.17	0.108	10.0	72.7	1.451	1.0
2	3.20	0.108	10.0	46.7	1.451	1.0
Sled and Pike RP	1	3.59	0.107	10.0	71.0	1.450	1.0
2	3.65	0.107	10.0	45.8	1.450	1.0

The results obtained when using a single set of 60 points (same TR and τ_SAT) are also compared obtained when using 2 sets (40 points with the same TR and τ_SAT as the single set, and 20 points with longer TR and τ_SAT).