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Table 3 Distribution of measurements of the flow volumes, mean velocity, and peak velocity for 2D flow and two 4D phase-contrast sequences (GRAPPA2 and k-t-GRAPPA5) with different encoded velocities (Venc)

From: Validation of two accelerated 4D flow MRI sequences at 3 T: a phantom study

Venc, cm/s

Pump reference

2D flow PC

4D flow PC GRAPPA2

4D flow PC k-t-GRAPPA5

Flow volume, L/min

Mean velocity, cm/s

Peak velocity, cm/s

Flow volume, L/min

Mean velocity, cm/s

Peak velocity, cm/s

Flow volume, L/min

Mean velocity, cm/s

Peak velocity, cm/s

Flow volume, L/min

Mean velocity, cm/s

Peak velocity, cm/s

140

7.7

101

101

7.8

103

135

7.6

100

126

7.8

103

133

160

7.7

101

101

7.8

103

135

7.6

100

126

7.8

103

131

190

7.7

101

101

7.8

102

138

7.5

99

125

7.9

103

132

220

7.7

101

101

7.8

102

140

7.6

99

129

7.9

104

133

250

7.7

101

101

7.8

103

143

7.6

100

128

8.0

105

136

280

7.7

101

101

7.9

103

126

7.7

102

127

8.0

106

137

350

7.7

101

101

7.9

102

138

7.8

103

131

7.8

104

138

  1. No significant differences between measurements and pump reference (p = 0.395)
  2. 2D two-dimensional, 4D four-dimensional, cm/s centimetres per second, GRAPPA generalised autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition, L/min litres per minute, PC phase-contrast, Venc velocity encoding