Table 1.

Parameters for DW imaging and MR imaging sequences

	Axial T2WI	Coronal-T2WI	IN-phase/OUT -phase imaging	DWI
Repetition time (ms)	∞	Minimum	4.1	2,000
Echo time (ms)	85.1–102	68.9–88.9	1.2/2.4	Minimum
Flip angle (°)	90	90	12	90
Bandwidth (kHz)	83.33	62.5	166.67	250
Matrix	320 × 224	288 × 288	256 × 180	128 × 128
Field of View (mm)	360–400	380–400	360–400	360–400
Slice thickness (mm)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Intersection gap (mm)	1.0	1.0	−2.5	1.0

The b values used for diffusion-weighted imaging were 0, 500 s/mm²