FIG. 9.
(a) bSSFP signal as a function of FA for three fs values. Signals were generated for 0° (red) and for 180° (blue) RF phase increments as discussed in the text. (b) Relative bias and dispersion in parameter estimates obtained from mcDESPOTPI2 with a large range of FA given by {2, 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, 62, 70}° or with a restricted range of FA, from 2° to 29° in increments of 3°. Results were obtained for different combinations of fs and SNR values. Other input parameter values were: T2,s = 15 ms, T2,l = 90 ms, T1,s = 450 ms, and T1,l = 1400 ms.