Table 3 Phantom mean measurements ± standard deviation of different slice thickness for T2 and T2*.

From: Optimisation of T2 and T2* sequences in MRI for better quantification of iron on transfused dependent sickle cell patients

Sequence

Slice thickness (mm)

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

20%

T2

8

49.96 ± 0.42

27.24 ± 0.17

17.32 ± 0.49

13.01 ± 0.26

11.12 ± 0.15

5.40 ± 0.79

10

52.57 ± 0.09

27.30 ± 0.17

17.47 ± 0.44

13.61 ± 0.20

11.18 ± 0.14

5.22 ± 0.70

12

52.97 ± 0.26

27.19 ± 0.17

17.40 ± 0.45

13.67 ± 0.21

11.20 ± 0.15

4.88 ± 0.71

T2*

8

41.51 ± 0.70

24.05 ± 0.25

15.27 ± 0.18

12.36 ± 0.22

9.68 ± 0.04

2.42 ± 0.06

10

36.74 ± 0.51

22.18 ± 0.31

15.25 ± 0.06

12.01 ± 0.20

9.60 ± 0.03

1.77 ± 0.12

12

31.63 ± 0.44

22.13 ± 0.30

15.24 ± 0.06

12.02 ± 0.05

9.36 ± 0.02

1.75 ± 0.01

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