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Table 1 Scan parameters of 3D-TOF MRA and Silent MRA

From: Usefulness of silent magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) for the diagnosis of atherosclerosis of the internal carotid artery siphon in comparison with time-of-flight MRA

Parameters

3D-TOF MRA

Silent MRA

Scan plane

Oblique plane

Sagittal plane

Acquisition type

3-dimensional

3-dimensional

TR/TE (ms)

23/2.8

826/0

FOV (mm2)

240 × 211

200 × 200

Matrix

384 × 256

166 × 166

Bandwidth (Hz)

31.20

31.20

Flip angle (°)

20

3

Slice thickness (mm)

1.4

1.2

NEX

0.85

1

Acquisition time (min:s)

4:16

6:17

  1. TE echo time, TR repetition time, FOV field of view, NEX number of excitations, TOF time of flight, MRA magnetic resonance angiography