Table 2.

NNIPPS imaging protocol for Parkinson's plus syndromes

Plane	Acquisition	Slice (mm)	Number slices	Film*	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	FOV (mm)	Matrix
Sagittal	FGE T1 weighted	5	16	1	250–512	14–16	230–240	512×(224–256)
Axial bicallosal plane	FSE proton density	3	40	2	5270–6000	12–20	230–240	256×(224–256)
Axial bicallosal plane	FSE T2 weighted	3	40	2	5270–6000	75–110	230–240	256×(224–256)
Coronal orthogonal to the bicallosal plane	FSE T2 weighted	3	40	2	4520–5200	96–110	230–240	512×(204–256)
Axial†	3D IR T1 weighted	0.9	160	2‡	2500 IT=500	Minimum	230–230	256×256

^*Printed films contain 20 images each.

^†The whole cerebrum, including the cerebellum and brainstem, should be included.

^‡Reconstruction of 20 slices at 5 mm thickness in the bicallosal plane, centred on the basal ganglia.

3D, three-dimensional; FGE, fast gradient echo; FOV, field of view; FSE, fast spin echo; IR, inversion recovery; NNIPPS, Neuroprotection and Natural History in Parkinson's Plus Syndromes; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.