Error bar plot representing the mean ± SD of MBF relative error r
onset (solid line/blue) and r
free (dashed line/back), under different CNR (a) and flow rates (b). Data in (a) are average over all flow rates (i.e. 1,2.5, and 5 mL/gr/min) at each CNR level and in (b) are averaged over all CNR levels (10, 20, 30, and 40) for each flow rates. At all flow and CNR levels Fermi with optimized t
Onset performed favorably compared to Fermi with τd as a free global parameter. The difference between the two approaches is more apparent at CNR levels = 20 and 30 [see Fig. 6(a)] and high flow rates [see Fig. 6(b)].