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. 2023 Oct 3;96(1152):20220907. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20220907

Table 3.

DECT and MRI acquisition parameters

Scanner Siemens SOMATOM Definition Edge
Collimation 64 × 0.6 mm
Voxel size 0.977 × 0.977 × 0.5 mm3
Field of view 500 mm
X-ray tube voltage 120 kVp with Au and Sn filters
Scanner Siemens MAGNETOM Aera 1.5T
T1 3D DIXON VIBE voxel size 1.247 × 1.247 × 1.2 mm3
TR 7.76 ms
TE 2.39 ms
T2 3D STIR SPACE voxel size 1.016 × 1.016 × 1.1 mm3
TR 3500 ms
TE 248 ms

3D, three-dimensional; DECT, dual-energy CT; STIR, short tau inversion recovery; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.