Table 1.
Reference T1 and T2 values of the “tissues” in the myocardium phantom
| Tissue type | T1 [ms] | T1 StDev [ms] | T2 [ms] | T2 StDev [ms] | CuSO4 [g/L] | Agarose [g/L] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal myocardium (pre-contrast) | 1048 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0,12 | 17.80 |
| Blood (pre-contrast) | 1570 | 20 | 196 | 11 | 0,07 | 4.00 |
| Edema (pre-contrast) | 1249 | 15 | 62 | 3 | 0,09 | 14.67 |
| Infarct (pre-contrast) | 1361 | 21 | 64 | 3 | 0,07 | 14.51 |
| Normal myocardium (post-contrast 2–3 min) | 344 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 0,2 | 20.00 |
| Normal myocardium (post-contrast 13–15 min) | 413 | 12 | 50 | 3 | 0,5 | 17.51 |
T1 and T2 values were measured with Saturation Recovery and T2p-SSFP respectively on a 1.5 T Philips Achieva systems (Philips Healthcare, Best, Netherlands)