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Table 1 Typical free-breathing cardiac resonance (fCMR) image acquisition parameters

From: Prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease and breath-holding limitations: a free-breathing cardiac magnetic resonance protocol at 3.0 T

Parameters

MOCO-LGE LAX

MOCO-LGE SAX

CS-cine SAX

CS-cine LAX

Echo time (ms)

1.18

1.18

1.2

1.2

Repetition time (ms)

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

Temporal resolution (ms)

420

42.3

42.6

Spatial resolution reconstructed (mm3)

1.4 × 1.4 × 6.0

1.4 × 1.4 × 8.0

1.7 × 1.7 × 8.0

1.7 × 1.7 × 6.0

Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)

1085

1085

910

962

Section thickness (mm)

6

8

8

6

Section gap (mm)

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

No. of sections

3

7–10

7–10

3

Flip angle (degrees)

40

50

50

50

Breath holds (n)

0

0

0

0

Acquisition time (s)

37 ± 6

120 ± 19

25 ± 5

8 ± 2

Accelerate factor

8

8

20

20

ECG mode

Prospective triggering

Prospective triggering

Adaptive triggering

Adaptive triggering