TABLE 1.

MRI Protocol and Parameters

Sequence	T1‐Weighted GRE	T2‐Weighted FLAIR	T2‐Weighted TSE	DTI EPI	DWIEPI	T2*‐Weighted EPI FID	SWI GRE
Orientation	Axial	Sagittal	Axial	Axial	Axial	Axial	Axial
Type	3D	3D	2D	2D	2D	2D	3D
Fat supression	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
TR [msec]	8.5	5000	6730	9100	5300	7080	28
TE [msec]	3.2	441	99	70	79	59	20
Tl [msec]	n.a.	1800	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Flip angle [degree]	12	T2‐var	90, 120	90, 180	90, 180	45	15
FOV [mm × mm]	256 × 256	256 × 256	220 × 180	192 × 192	230 × 230	230 × 230	230 × 172
Matrix	256 × 256	256 × 256	320 × 256	128 × 128	160 × 160	214 × 214	384 × 288
Resolution [mm × mm]	1 × 1	1 × 1	0.7 × 0.7	1.5 × 1.5	1.4 × 1.4	1.1 × 1.1	0.6 × 0.6
Slice thickness [mm]	1	1	3	1.5	3	3	1.8
Number of slices	208	160	40	66	40	40	80
Parallel imaging factor	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Bandwidth/pixel [Hz/pixel]	130	781	300	1860	1488	1230	120
b‐values [s/mm2]	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	0, 1000 (20 directions)	0, 500, 1000 (trace)	n.a.	n.a.
Averages	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Total time	2 min 37 s	5 min 57 s	1 min 22 s	3 min 40 s	55 s	28 s	6 min 14 s