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 |
TrueFisp: True Fast Imaging With Steady Precession,
TR: Repetition Time,
TE: Time to Echo.
FLASH: Fast Low Angle Shot,
TSE: Turbo-Spin-Echo,
HASTE: Half fourier-Acquired Single shot Turbo spin Echo, w: weighted.