Figure 4:
Simulated RMS temperature error versus number of slices. For each point, error was calculated across the reconstructed slices within the phantom and across the 50 k-space phase permutations. Setting the acceptable error threshold at an RMS error of 1 °C (dashed line), no more than one slice can be imaged using conventional controlled aliasing SMS, while up to three slices can be imaged simultaneously using incoherent controlled aliasing SMS.