Table 2.

Image acquisition parameters for the two breast MR imaging protocols.

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