Yuli Huang1, Xinyang Wu2, Lifei Ma2, Haipeng Dong3, and Qian Jiang2
1Philips Healthcare (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China, 2Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, 3Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
1Philips Healthcare (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China, 2Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China, 3Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Diffusion tensor imaging using SE-EPI was performed in 9 subjects. Significant difference was found in SNR, CNR, MD, and FA between varying b values while not between myocardium segments. Intermediate b values are recommended to achieve a balance of image quality and diffusion sensitivity.
Figure 1. Diffusion weighted images, MD maps, FA maps, and direction-encoded color FA maps at b values of 300, 500, 800 s/mm2 of one volunteer.
Figure 3. SNR, CNR of images acquired with different myocardium quiescent duration of all subjects.
