Table 2:

Quantitative analysis of TSE and TSE-VFA using phantom data

Sequence	SNR Phantom 1	SNR Phantom 2	SNR Efficiency Phantom 1	SNR Efficiency Phantom 2	Relative Contrast	SAR	Scan Time (min)
Conventional TSE ETL = 21	469.76	248.56	261.38	138.30	0.47	0.24	3 min 13 sec
Conventional TSE ETL = 56	412.99	195.29	201.52	95.29	0.46	0.38	4 min 12 sec
TSE-VFA ETL = 56	423.54	216.12	338.02	172.48	0.46	0.17	1 min 34 sec