Figure 5:
Myocardial perfusion (MP), physiological noise (PN), and temporal SNR (TSNR) across seven healthy subjects (age 24–33Y, sex 3M/4F) using FAIR-ASL and VS-ASL with the original (VS-Orig) or proposed (VS-Prop) VS pulses. MP measurements between VS-Prop VS-ASL and FAIR ASL were comparable as determined by a TOST test with a difference level of 0.5 ml/g/min and p=0.05. TSNR was higher in VS-Prop VS-ASL and FAIR-ASL compared to VS-Orig VS-ASL in 5 of 7 subjects (S1, S2, S3, S6, and S7). Subjects are shown in order of decreasing FAIR TSNR (left to right).