Table 2

Acquisition parameters for phase contrast flow sequences

Breath-holdFree-breathing
TR/TE (ms)4.64/2.475.09/2.8
Flip angle (°)2020
Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)450455
Slice thickness (mm)65
Matrix size (voxels)(126–192)×(126–256)(168–256)×(176–256)
Pixel size (mm)1.77×1.771.33×1.33
Frames/cycle3050
Typical acquisition time (s)13–17150–180
Averages13
  • TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.