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. 2018 Oct 18;19(6):1007–1020. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2018.19.6.1007

Table 1. Comparison of Scan Parameters between 1.5T vs. 3T CMR Perfusion Imaging.

1.5T (SignaHDxt) 3T (Magnetom Skyra)
Coil 8-element phased-array surface coil 32-channel body coil
Perfusion sequence Hybrid gradient echo/echo-planar pulse sequence TurboFLASH
 Echo time (ms) 1.2 1.03
 Repetition time (ms) 2.9 156
 Flip angle (°) 20 10
 Slice thickness (mm) 8 8
 Field-of-view (cm) 36 × 36 34 × 36
 Acquisition matrix size 128 × 128 192 × 126
 Pixel size (mm) 2.8 × 2.8 1.8 × 2.8
Delayed enhancement sequence Phase-sensitive myocardial delayed enhancement sequence Phase-sensitive inversion recovery sequence
 Echo time (ms) 2.6 1.96
 Repetition time (ms) 5.7 750
 Flip angle (°) 20 20
 Inversion time Individually adjusted Individually adjusted
 Slice thickness (mm) 8 8
 Field-of-view (cm) 36 × 36 37 × 37
 Acquisition matrix size 192 × 128 256 × 192
 Pixel size (mm) 1.9 × 2.8 1.5 × 1.9

CMR = cardiovascular magnetic resonance