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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 4.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Sep 10;16(12):1433–1441. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.016

Table I.

Final OAI knee MRI protocol acquisition time (min)

Scan Right knee Left knee Total
1 Localizer (3-plane) 0.5 0.5 1.0
2 COR IW 2D TSE 3.4 3.4 6.8
3 SAG 3D DESS WE 10.6 10.6 21.2
4 COR MPR SAG 3D DESS WE 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 AXIAL MPR SAG 3D DESS WE 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 COR T1W 3D FLASH WE* 8.6 8.6
7 SAG IW 2D TSE FS 4.7 4.7 9.4
8 SAG 2D MESE* 10.6 10.6
Total 38.4 19.2 57.6
*

Acquired on only right knee, unless right knee contains metal in which case, acquired on only left knee.