Table 1.
Acquisition parameters of the 4 different centers. N of (b = 1000 s/mm2) reflects the number of gradient directions used at each site.
| Center | Vendor | Coil | Slices | Slice thickness (mm) |
In-plane matrix | In-plane resolution (mm2) |
N of (b = 1000 s/mm2) acquisitions | N of (b = 0) acquisitions | TR/TE (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Philips Achieva 3.0 T | SENSE-8 | 55 | 2.0 | 112 × 112 | 2.0 × 2.0 | 42 | 1 | 8077/56 |
| B | Siemens TIMTRIO 3.0 T | 8 channel | 65 | 2.0 | 96 × 128 | 2.0 × 2.0 | 41 | 7 | 7600/84 |
| C | Siemens Verio 3.0 T | 8 channel | 76 | 2.0 | 128 × 128 | 2.0 × 2.0 | 42 | 7 | 7600/84 |
| D | Siemens Allegra 3.0 T | Head-coil | 52 | 2.2 | 96 × 128 | 2.2 × 2.2 | 47 | 1 | 7600/85 |