compute_effective_echo_spacing

bidsaid.metadata.compute_effective_echo_spacing(water_fat_shift_pixels, epi_factor)[source]

Compute the effective echo spacing for Philips 3T MRI.

The following formula is used:

effective_echo_spacing (in seconds) = water_fat_shift (in pixels) / (field_strength * gyromagnetic ratio * water_fat_difference_ppm) * (epi_factor + 1)

where: field_strength (assumed to be 3T) * gyromagnetic ratio * water_fat_difference_ppm = 3 * 42.58 * 3.4 is approximately 434.215

Parameters

water_fat_shift_pixelsfloat

The water and fat chemical shift in pixels.

epi_factorint

The EPI factor or the number of echoes per excitation.

Note

in plane acceleration already accounted for in this factor

Returns

float

The effective echo spacing in seconds.

References

sdcflows.utils.epimanip module - sdcflows 0+unknown documentation. (2022). Nipreps.org. https://www.nipreps.org/sdcflows/master/api/sdcflows.utils.epimanip.html#mjx-eqn%3Aeq%3Arotime-ees