Table 2. MRI parameters for the large and small field of view (FOV) fast spin echo (FSE) scans. All pairs of scans (on either couch top) were performed with identical parameters, on the GE Signa 1.5 T scanner.

	Large FOV	Small FOV
TR (ms)	3520	4900
TE (ms)	80	103
Slice thickness (mm)	7	4
FOV (mm)	400	250
Image matrix (x,y)	448 × 256	384 × 256
No. of averages (NEX)	2	4

TR, repetition time; TE, echo time.