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. 2016 Nov 7;18:77. doi: 10.1186/s12968-016-0297-3

Table 1.

Imaging protocol parameters

Bright Blood (BB) Dark Blood (DB)
Preparation Inversion Preparation Inversion Preparation & T2 preparation
Readout Single shot, SSFP
(FAIR = 50°, FA PD = 8°)
Typical FOV/resolution 360 × 270 mm2
1.4 × 1.9 × 8 mm3
Matrix size 256 × 144 (parallel imaging factor 2)
Number of acquired measurements 8 16
T2 prep TE 10–40 ms
TE/TR 1.2/2.8 ms
ECG triggering Inversions every 2 RR (HR < 90 bpm)
Inversions every 3 RR (HR > 90 bpm)