Trade Off Table

This table shows the effect on the top row of parameters, of increasing the variables in the column on the right. A plus (+) sign indicates an increase, a minus (-) sign indicates a decrease, and (nc) indicates no change. Many of these parameters are interdependent so we are looking at the direct effects of changes of single variables.

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Increase Parameters below	SNR	Resolution	Acquisition Time	Distance Covered	Max. Number of Slices
FOV	+	-	nc	nc	nc
NEX	+	nc	+	nc	nc
Slice Thick	+	-	nc	+	nc
Gap	+	-	nc	+	nc
TR	+	nc	+	nc	+
TE	-	nc	nc	nc	-
Matrix size	-	+	+	nc	nc
Bandwidth	-	nc	nc	nc	+
Magnet strength	+	nc	nc	nc	nc