Table 2.
MRI sequences for lumbar spine scan
| |
Sequences for Philips MRI Scanner |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Region: Lumbar Spine, Patient Position: Supine, Patient Entry: Head First, Landmark on Trochanter | ||||||
| |
Localizer |
Sagittal T1 |
Sagittal T2 |
Axial T1 |
Axial T2 |
STIR |
| |
Landmark on Trochanter |
Landmark on Trochanter |
Landmark on Trochanter |
Landmark on Trochanter |
Landmark on Trochanter |
Landmark on Trochanter |
|
Name Anatomy Philips |
Spine-lumbar |
Spine-lumbar |
Spine-lumbar |
Spine-lumbar |
Spine-lumbar |
Spine-lumbar |
|
Sequence Name Philips |
survey |
T1W_TSE_SAG |
T2W_TSE_SAG |
T1W_TSE(2)_TRA |
T2W_TSE(2)_TRA |
STIR_longTE_SAG |
|
plane |
ax/cor/sag |
sag |
sag |
ax |
ax |
sag |
|
Scan time [min] |
0:28 |
02:32 |
02:12 |
02:59 |
03:23 |
03:13 |
|
stacks |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
slices |
3 each |
9 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
|
Scan technique |
FFE |
SE |
SE |
SE |
SE |
IR |
|
Fast imaging mode |
none |
TSE |
TSE |
TSE |
TSE |
TSE |
|
(EPI/Turbo) Factor |
|
5 |
21 |
4 |
18 |
17 |
|
TE [ms] |
3.9 |
8 |
120 |
8 |
120 |
80 |
|
TR [ms] |
23 |
380 |
2825 |
325 |
3500 |
3400 |
|
TI [ms] |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165 |
|
Flip angle [deg] |
45 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
- |
|
FOV [mm] |
400 |
160 |
160 |
200 |
200 |
160 |
|
Scan [%] |
74.6 |
72.3 |
72,7 |
77.7 |
76 |
70.5 |
|
Scan matrix |
268 x 200 |
176 x 240 |
176 x 241 |
224 x 174 |
224 x 171 |
176 x 238 |
|
Slice thickness |
10 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Slice gap |
user defined |
default |
default |
default |
default |
user defined |
|
NSA / NEX |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| Bandwidth [Hz/pixel] | 285.9 | 196.6 | 324,7 | 198.4 | 139.9 | 297.1 |