Table 2.
SNR comparison. Mean (± standard deviation across five subjects) has been computed in various parts of the central nervous system, as shown in Figure 3
| Image SNR measurements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supratentorial brain |
Cerebellum | Brainstem | Cervical cord |
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| cov-rSoS | 32ch (head paddle) | 318 ± 19 | 309 ± 9 | 163 ± 30 | 205 ± 35 |
| 32ch (neck paddle) | 267 ± 8 | 304 ± 8 | 172 ± 14 | 229 ± 28 | |
| Standard | 172 ± 21 | 151 ± 21 | 127 ± 22 | 114 ± 11 | |
| 32chhead / Standard | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| 32chneck / Standard | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
| rSoS | 32ch (head paddle) | 239 ± 10 | 247 ± 7 | 148 ± 6 | 169 ± 25 |
| 32ch (neck paddle) | 215 ± 6 | 244 ± 7 | 147 ± 11 | 181 ± 20 | |
| Standard | 161 ± 6 | 142 ± 5 | 120 ± 11 | 103 ± 4 | |
| 32chhead / Standard | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| 32chneck / Standard | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |