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Table 3 Results of PC-MRI measured maximum velocity with different acquisition parameters

From: Effect of MRI acquisition parameters on accuracy and precision of phase-contrast measurements in a small-lumen vessel phantom

Protocol

Maximum velocity (mean and range, cm/s)

SD

CoV (%)

LDD (cm/s)

Voxel (mm3)

NSA

VENC (mL/s)

2.5

1

200

173 (168–177)

2.86

2

5.60 (3%)

5.0

1

200

160 (158–162)

1.13

1

2.21 (1%)

7.5

1

200

150 (149–154)

1.45

1

2.84 (2%)

2.5

2

200

166 (161–174)

3.82

2

7.49 (5%)

2.5

3

200

176 (174–178)

1.23

1

2.42 (1%)

2.5

1

300

170 (164–173)

2.78

2

5.45 (3%)

2.5

1

400

174 (172–177)

1.94

1

3.80 (2%)

5.0

3

200

156 (153–161)

3.12

2

6.12 (4%)

7.5

3

200

153 (151–155)

1.34

1

2.62 (2%)

  1. CoV Coefficient of variation, NSA Number of signal averages, LDD Least detectable difference, in both absolute and in relative values (given as % of the mean), PC-MRI Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging, SD Standard deviation, VENC Velocity encoding