Table 2.
Correlation coefficients between simulation and the CRLB in a fat-water signal over multiple echo-train lengths. As with the one-peak (water only) signal, the uncertainties in chemical shift and amplitude have a high correlation with the CRLB for both water and fat. The uncertainties in correlate less with the CRLB as the number of echoes decreases.
No. of Echoes | Water | Fat | ||||
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PRF | Amplitude | PRF | Amplitude | |||
4 | 0.9753 | 0.5813 | 0.9997 | 0.953 | 0.4811 | 0.9968 |
8 | 0.9758 | 0.6667 | 0.9999 | 0.9566 | 0.5495 | 0.9984 |
12 | 0.981 | 0.7294 | 0.9999 | 0.9721 | 0.6811 | 0.9994 |
16 | 0.9886 | 0.9638 | 0.9999 | 0.9551 | 0.8435 | 0.9999 |