Table 2.
Scan Parameter | 3DGRE | STIR |
Acquisition Type | 3-D | 2-D |
Pulse Sequence | Gradient Echo | Inversion Recovery |
Slice Thickness (mm) | 1.5 (interpolated) | 2.0 |
Interspace Gap (mm) | 0 | 0 (interleaved ×3) |
TR (ms) | 5.9 | 6050 |
TE (ms) | 1.4 | 12.9 |
Inversion Time (ms) | N/A | 150 |
Receiver Bandwidth (kHz) | 31.2 | 15.6 |
Signal Averages (NEX) | 2 | 1 |
Echo Train Length | 0 | 4 |
FOV (mm × mm) | 320 × 320 | 320 × 320 |
Matrix Size | 256×256 (Recon: 512×512) | 256×192 (Recon:256×256) |
Phase Encode Direction | ROW | ROW |
Flip Angle (°) | 10 | 90 |
Scan Time (min) | 3.0 | 14.5 |