Table 2.

Different scan parameters for the experiments used with (0.9mm)³ resolution.

Objective	SNR comparison	SNR comparison	SNR comparison 3D	SNR comparison 3D	SNR comparison
	2D (MB = 2)	2D (MB = 3)	Thin Slab long TR	Thin Slab short TR (MB = 2)	Thick slab short TR	3D Multi-shell
Protocol	AA2	AA3	D1	D2	E	F
2D/3D	2D	2D	3D	3D	3D	3D
Resolution	(0.9 mm)3	(0.9 mm)3	(0.9 mm)3	(0.9 mm)3	(0.9 mm)3	(0.9 mm)3
TE(ms)	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6
TR(ms)	12000	8000	3200	1600	1600	3050
FOV (mm3)	210*210*130	210*210*130	210×210×130	210*210*119	210×210×130	210×210×130
b-value	0/900/2000/3000	0/900/2000/3000	0/900/2000/3000	0/900/2000/3000	0/900/2000/3000	33 unique dir 17 for 1500, 16 for 3000 + 4(b=0)
FOV shift	1/2	1/3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MB	2	3	1	2	1	1
iPAT	2	2	2	2	2	2
ESP (ms)	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.93
ETL (ms)	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9
Partial Fourier	6/8	6/8	6/8	6/8	6/8	6/8
Average	6	9 (1 for b=0)	2	2	1	1
VAT(s)	72	72	38	19	38	37
Slice/slab	72	72	8	8	16	8
Slab	1	1	18	16	9	18
Slab overlap (slice)	N/A	N/A	1	1	1	1
Slab over-sampling	N/A	N/A	50%	50%	50%	50%
Total acq. time	3m48s+ACS	3m44s + ACS	5m04s +ACS	2m32s +ACS+SBref	2m32s+ACS	22m12s
RF pulse family	Optimized Sinc	Optimized Sinc	HS1	HS2	HS1	HS1
Exc/Ref BWTP	~3.2/ 5.2	~3.2/ 5.2	8/16	8/12	8/16	8/16
Exc/Ref Duration (us)	2560/4480	2560/4480	7680/7680	7680/7680	7680/7680	7680/7680
Exc/Ref Flip angles	90°/180° (78°/160°)	90°/180° (78°/160°)	90°/180° (70°/160°)	90°/180° (70°/160°)	90°/180° (70°/160°)	90°/180° (70°/160°)