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. 2012 Oct 25;6(10):e1880. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001880

Table 1. In-house MRI protocols with detailed sequence parameters.

Symphony Avanto
TrueFisp 1 TR2/TE3 [ms] 4.3/2.15 5.18/2.59
flip angle [°] 51 80
slice thickness [mm] 6 6
matrix size 256×256 384×512
T1w FLASH 4 TR/TE [ms] 128/4.76 168/4.76
flip angle [°] 70 70
slice thickness [mm] 6 6
matrix size 256×267 256×256
T2w TSE 5 TR/TE [ms] 3220/109 4050/112
flip angle [°] 150 150
slice thickness [mm] 6 6
matrix size 256×256 256×256
HASTE 6 TR/TE [ms] 1400/105 1530/119
flip angle [°] 125 160
slice thickness [mm] 6 6
matrix size 256×512 256×512
post-contrast
T1w 3D-FLASH TR/TE [ms] 3.73/1.44 3.5/1.31
flip angle [°] 25 12
slice thickness [mm] 2.5 3
matrix size 343×512 384×512
T1w 2D-FLASH TR/TE [ms] 157/6 142/6
flip angle [°] 70 70
slice thickness [mm] 8 8
matrix size 256×256 256×256
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TrueFisp: True Fast Imaging With Steady Precession,

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TR: Repetition Time,

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TE: Time to Echo.

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FLASH: Fast Low Angle Shot,

5

TSE: Turbo-Spin-Echo,

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HASTE: Half fourier-Acquired Single shot Turbo spin Echo, w: weighted.