Effect of phase cycling and averaging on ex vivo prostate image quality.

Abstract

<p>Cropped and enlarged sections of axial scans: A: 2 PC, 4 NEX, B: 4 PC, 2 NEX, C: 8 PC, 1 NEX. Black arrowheads indicate prostate, white arrowheads urethra, FP is the fat pad used for CNR measurements and LN are the inguinal lymph nodes. Scale bar is 1 cm. Axial scan, FOV 4×4 cm, 200 µm isotropic resolution, TR/TE = 3.9/2.0 ms, FA 30°, BW ±62.5 kHz, 20 minutes.</p