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. 2011 Nov;84(1007):997–1004. doi: 10.1259/bjr/14980811

Table 1. MRI scan parameters.

T2 weighted axial TSE T2 weighted sagittal TSE T2 weighted oblique TSE T1 weighted axial TSE T1 weighted fat saturated Dynamic scan
TE (ms) 100 100 100 18 18 1.8
TR (ms) >3300 >3300 5362 500–600 621 3.7
FOV 375–450 240–300 240 375–450 240–320 280–320
RFOV (%) 70–75 100 91 70 100 100
Slice thickness (mm) 6 4 3 6 5 8
Slice gap (mm) 0.6–1 0.4–1 0.3 0.6–1 0.5 –4
Number of slices 32 25–30 24–30 32 20 40
NSA 6 6 6 3 3 6
Matrix 294 × 512 256–282 × 512 205 × 256 320 × 512 205 × 512 166 × 256
Turbo factor 15 14–15 16 3–4 3 60
Flip angle (degrees) 90 90 90 90 90 10
Fat saturation None None None None SPIR SPIR
Number of dynamics 1 1 1 1 1 5

TSE, turbo spin-echo; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time; FOV, field of view; RFOV, rectangular field of view; NSA, number of acquisitions; SPIR, spectral pre-saturation inversion recovery.