TABLE 2.

selected Values of Signal to Noise of Metabolites in Different Regions, for full FOV and SENSE Acquisition

Metabolite	Region	2D/3D	SNR full FOV	SNR SENSE	Ratio a	1 (g × R) b
pyruvate	heart	2D	18	14	0.78	0.45
pyruvate	liver	2D	17	16	0.94	0.50
pyruvate	kidney	2D	18	13	0.72	0.43
lactate	heart	2D	3	4	1.33	0.45
lactate	liver	2D	8	7	0.87	0.42
lactate	kidney	2D	6	4	0.67	0.43
alanine	liver	2D	2	3	1.50	0.42
pyruvate	heart	3D	14	27	1.93	0.42
pyruvate	liver	3D	17	13	0.76	0.34
pyruvate	kidney	3D	20	11	0.55	0.42
lactate	heart	3D	6	8	1.33	0.42
lactate	liver	3D	8	5	0.62	0.34
lactate	kidney	3D	7	2	0.28	0.42
alanine	liver	3D	8	5	1.6	2.9

^aSNR SENSE/ SNR full FOV

^bgeometry factor x reduction factor