Table 1 Magnetic resonance imaging system vendors and models.

From: MRI imaging characteristics of brainstem and midbrain aqueduct in patients with iNPH

Study site

MRI vendor and model

Type of head coil

Field of view

GDR

Rel. SNR (%)

Santai People’s Hospital

GE Signa HDi 1.5T

8-channel head coil

256 × 256

≤ 5%

100%

Mianyang Central Hospital

SIEMEN Skyra 3.0T MRX

8-channel head coil

256 × 256

≤ 5%

141%

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

SIEMEN Skyra 3.0T MRX

8-channel head coil

256 × 256

≤ 5%

141%

  1. GDR, geometric distortion rate; SNR, signal-to-noise ratio.