Table 1.
Detailed sequence parameters for prostate multi-parametric MRI in both institution
| Parameter | Institution 1 | Institution 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2WI | DWI | DCE-MRI | T2WI | DWI | DCE-MRI | |
| TR (ms) | 5639 | 4000 | 4.2 | 4569 | 3997 | 3.2 |
| TE (ms) | 125 | 50 | 0 | 91 | 70 | 1.53 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interslice gap (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matrix size | 320 × 280 | 184 × 184 | 256 × 256 | 320 × 320 | 128 × 128 | 224 × 224 |
| FOV (mm×mm) | 200 × 200 | 203 × 203 | 300 × 270 | 200 × 200 | 200 × 200 | 250 × 250 |
| No. of signals acquired | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| b factor (s/mm2) | 0, 50, 1500 | 0, 50, 800, 2000 | ||||
TR Repetition time, TE Time echo, FOV Field of view, T2WI T2-Weighted Imaging, DCE dynamic contrast-enhanced