Table 1.
Sequence parameters
| Sequence | TR/ms | TE/ms | Flip angle/° | Reconstructed FOV/mm | Reconstructed matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventilation imaging | 3.2 | 1.6 | ~10 | 384 × 384 × 384 | 96 × 96 × 96 |
| Dissolved-phase imaging | 18 | Echo train 1: 0.61/2.23/3.85 Echo train 2: 1.42/3.04 | 21 (dissolved)/0.4 (gas) | 320 × 320 × 320 | 48 × 48 × 48 |
| Fixed-TR dynamic spectroscopy | 36 | 1.2 | 60 | n/a | n/a |
| CSSR | Variable | 0.7 | ~27 (excitation using maximum RF power) | n/a | n/a |
| Diffusion-weighted imaging | 57 | 41.6 | 7.4 | 400 × 400 × 240 | 64 × 64 × 6 |
The sequence parameters for dissolved-phase imaging are comparable to those previously established for multi-echo techniques and to 129Xe clinical trial consortium recommendations for multi-site trials [15, 28]. Compared to the recommendations, ventilation imaging uses a radial trajectory facilitating acceleration. Diffusion-weighted imaging uses shorter diffusion times to facilitate the estimation of surface-volume ratio. The impact of frequency-selective excitation in fixed-TR dynamic spectroscopy on dissolved-phase ratios is assessed in the supplemental material