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Table 3 MRI protocols used for 2D PC MRI and 4D Flow MRI acquisition

From: In vitro evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid velocity measurement in type I Chiari malformation: repeatability, reproducibility, and agreement using 2D phase contrast and 4D flow MRI

Parameter 2D PC MRI 4D Flow MRI
Spatial resolution 1.5 × 1.5 × 3 1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5
FOV [mm] 150 × 180 150 × 180x40
Number of heart phases 16 16
Parallel Imaging No 2
Sym. Enc Yes Yes
Halfscan No 0,75/1
Partial Echo No No
TR 5.5 7.5
TE 3.9 4.6
Flip angle 10 5
RF Spoiling Yes Yes
Scan Time 32 s 14 m35 s
BW 866 866
VENC 15 15
k-space segmentation factor 2 1
Trigger delay 7 ms 7 ms
Distortion correction Yes Yes