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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Magn Reson Med. 2015 Sep 12;76(3):792–802. doi: 10.1002/mrm.25920

Table 1.

Flip angle sets used in simulations and experiments of SPGR-based T1 estimation

Optimal angle set Human Simulation Rat Simulation Rat Experimental

Nα = 2 4.7°, 27.2° 3.6°, 21.7° Not tested
Nα = 10 5×4.7°, 5×27.2° 5×3.6°, 5×21.7° 5×3.2°, 5×18.6°

Control angle set

Nα = 2 5.1°, 30.0° 4.8°, 27.1° Not tested
Nα = 10 repeat 5×5.1°, 5×30.0° 5×4.8°, 5×27.1° 5×3.5°, 5×19.8°
Nα = 10 range 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 12°, 14°, 16°, 18° 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 12°, 14°, 16°, 18° 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 12°, 14°, 16°, 18°