Table 1.
Parameter | HR-TSE | 3D UTE |
Technique | Turbo-spin echo | Spoiled FID |
Excitation | Slice selective | Non-slice selective |
Flip angle (°) | 90 | 10 |
RF pulse duration (ms) | 4.2 | 0.05 |
Echo time (ms) | 8.1 | 0.05 |
Repetition time (ms) | 625 | 5 |
Number of echoes | 16 | 1 |
Acquired resolution (mm³) | 0.4 × 0.4 × 1 | 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 |
Field of view (mm³) | 230 × 230 × 8 | 120 × 120 × 120 |
Scan time | 5:32 | 7:49 |
3D UTE, three-dimensional ultrashort echo time; HR TSE, high spatial resolution turbo-spin echo; FID, free induction decay; RF, radiofrequency.