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Dear expert
We are planning multi-center study with the hearing impaired patients using FreeSurfer.
The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the test MRI from a center does not look very good, but the FreeSurfer can analyze the gray matter.
How much the allowable SNR for FreeSurfer analysis?
This is the MRI protocol and the test image.
Thank you in advance.
Shujiro
Siemens MAGNETOM Altea 1.5T Voxel size 1.0X1.0X1.0mm3 Geometry FOV 256mm(256X256 matrix) Slice 176 Orientation sagittal Slice thickness 1mm Phase Encoding Dir A→P Timing TR 2730 TI 1100 TE 1.64/3.59/5.36/7.31 bandwidth 651 RF Magn.Preparation Non-sel.IR FA 7° Acceleration GRAPPA Acceleration Factor PE 2 Reference Line PE 32 Slice Partial fourier 6/8 ScanTime 6:08
Shujiro Minami M.D., Ph.D. Dpt. of Otolaryngology National Tokyo Medical Center 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8902, Japan E-mail shujirominami@me.com
