Table 3.

Application of thick-slab T2-w imaging

Parameters	Coronal and sagittal planes; repetition time (TR): 8,000 ms; echo time (TE): 400–800 ms; field of view: 210–320 mm; matrix: 256 × 205; slice thickness: 30–50 mm; flip angle: 90°; up to 15 projections (12°–15° angulation); duration: 8 s
Assessment	Foetal proportions and surface, whole foetus from different angles
Clinical application	Facial features (micrognathia; dysmorphic features)
	Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
	Dwarfism, mesomelia or rizomelia (skeletal dysplasias)
	Extremity positioning (contractures, arthrogryposis)
	Extremity thickness (hydrops; subcutaneous oedema; muscle mass)
	Limb deformity/deficiency (amniotic bands; clubfeet; skeletal dysplasias)
	External masses (extensive lymphangiomas)
	Discontinuity of the body surface (omphalocele; spina bifida)