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Table 3 Compensation method impacts

From: Signal-to-noise ratio evaluation of magnetic resonance images in the presence of an ultrasonic motor

Sequence

TH (mm)

Artifact size impact

BW impact on geometric distortion

Acquisition duration (min)

SNR and distance

Artifact size (%)

Distance range (mm) for present artifact

SNR and distance

Min/max BW

Distance range for geometric distortion

Min BW

Max BW

Max

Min

Max dist (%)

Min dist (%)

Max dist (%)

Min dist (%)

T1W

3

 

26.4%

2.1%

  

5.5%

1.7%

2.9%

1.1%

 

3:15

SNR

50

100

SNR

132

154

92

112

Distance from motor (mm)

26

38

12

Distance from motor (mm)

34

58

34

58

24

T2W

3

 

31.6%

4.8%

  

5.2%

1.8%

2.3%

0.9%

 

1:39

SNR

37

77

SNR

110

122

68

85

Distance from motor (mm)

26

40

14

Distance from motor (mm)

34

46

34

46

12

TSE

3

 

31.4%

6.7%

  

4.3%

1.7%

2%

1.4%

 

3:12

SNR

7

14

SNR

9

18

10

20

Distance from motor (mm)

26

35

9

Distance from motor (mm)

31

49

31

49

18

FFE

3

 

39.3%

13.5%

  

3.1%

2%

1.5%

1.2%

 

1:33

SNR

4

6

SNR

8

19

4

9

Distance from motor (mm)

27

40

13

Distance from motor (mm)

26

48

26

48

22