Table 6.

Thoracolumbar spine MR imaging sequences*

	Magnetom Avanto	Panorama
Basic Sequences
Generic sequence name	T2w sagittal
Vendor sequence name	T2 TSE rst sag	T2w TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	0.9 × 1.0 × 3.0	1.1 × 1.1 × 3.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	3:25	5:09
Generic sequence name	T1w sagittal
Vendor sequence name	T1 TSE sag	T1w TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	1.0 × 1.5 × 3.0	1.1 × 1.5 × 3.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	4:01	4:15
Generic sequence name	T2w axial
Vendor sequence name	T2 TSE rst tra	T2w TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	0.6 × 0.8 × 4.0	0.7 × 0.8 × 4.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	2:23	2:45
Optional Sequences**
Generic sequence name	TIRM sagittal
Vendor sequence name	TIRM sag	STIR TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	1.2 × 1.5 × 3.0	1.2 × 1.7 × 3.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	5:42	5:56
Generic sequence name	T1w sagittal post contrast agent
Vendor sequence name	T1 TSE sag	T1w TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	1.0 × 1.5 × 3.0	1.1 × 1.5 × 3.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	4:01	4:15
Generic sequence name	T1w axial post contrast agent
Vendor sequence name	T1 TSE tra	T1w TSE
Resulting voxel size (mm)	1.0 × 1.2 × 4.0	1.0 × 1.2 × 4.0
Acquisition time (min:sec)	3:22	3:30

*For further information on the sequence characteristics see Additional file 3.

**These sequences will only be acquired if a clinical indication (e.g., for contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences) exists. In all patients, however, the basic sequences listed above will be obtained.

Abbreviations:

Sag = sagittal

STIR = Short T1 Inversion Recovery

T1w = T1-weighted

T2w = T2-weighted

TIRM = Turbo Inversion Recovery Magnitude

Tra = transverse

TSE = Turbo Spin Echo