Table 1.

Parameters for MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy at 1.5 T

^* For axial T1-weighted spin-echo or fast spin-echo imaging, a transverse frequency was applied to prevent endorectal coil motion–induced artifacts from obscuring the pelvic nodes.

^† The high-spatial-resolution fast spin-echo sequences involved thin-section acquisition. An anteroposterior frequency was applied to prevent endorectal coil motion–induced artifacts from obscuring the prostate gland.

^‡ For spectroscopic spatial three-dimensional (3D) imaging, shim water resonance to 12 Hz or lower and a spatial resolution of .3 cm³ were applied.

^§ TE = echo time, TR = repetition time.

^‖ Numbers in parentheses are the intersection gap, expressed in millimeters.