Table 1. Imaging parameters and CNR efficiencies for our optimized parameters, FreeSurfer, Siemens default, and ADNI.
TIeff(ms) | FA | BW(Hz/pixel) | Slice partialFourier | Echo space(ms) | TR(ms) | TE(ms) | CNReff() | |
FreeSurfer | 1200 | 8 | 200 | 1 | 7.9 | 2530 | 3.37 | 1.39 |
Siemens | 900 | 9 | 240 | 1 | 7.1 | 2300 | 2.96 | 1.38 |
ADNI | 880 | 9 | 240 | 1 | 7.1 | 2200 | 2.96 | 1.38 |
Proposed method | 950 | 12 | 140 | 6/8 | 10.1 | 1950 | 4.44 | 1.90 |