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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2012 Jan 28;45(6):1117–1122. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.12.025

Table 2.

Scanning parameters for static MRI acquisition on Philips 3T scanner.

Scan Parameters 3D GRE 3D GRE
Fat Suppression Yes No
TR 11 11
TE 5.1 5.1
Phase Direction Anterior – Posterior Anterior – Posterior
FOV 140 * 140 140 * 140
NEX 1 1
Flip Angle (°) 10 15
Scan Time (min) 6.11 4.56
Recreation pixel (mm) 0.27 * 0.27 0.27 * 0.27
Number of slices 70 – 84 70 – 84
Slice Thickness (mm) 1 1
Gap (mm) No No

Abbreviations: GRE: gradient recall echo