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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: BJU Int. 2013 Jun 7;112(4):10.1111/bju.12126. doi: 10.1111/bju.12126

Appendix A.

MRI parameters

Sequence purpose MRI sequence TR, ms TE, ms Flip angle FOV, mm2 Slice thickness, mm NSA Spatial resolution, mm TSE/EPI factor Seq. specific Scantime, s
Planning MS T2wTSE (COR+SAG) 1613 60 90 140×140 3.0 2 0.46×0.58×3.0 12 - 132
Planning MS T2wTSE (TRA) 2227 60 90 120×120 1.5 2 0.4×0.4×1.5 11 - 245
Thermometry MS FFE-EPI 34 16 20 160×160 5.0 1 1.5×1.5×5 9 SPIR fat suppr. 4.1 (/dyn.)
DWI MS DWI-EPI 3896 60 90 140×140 2.73 (gap 0.3) 6 1.25×1.29×2.73 1 b-factor 2000 74
CEI 3D FFE CE (PRE+POST) 10 2.9 20 120×120 1.5 10 1.48×1.48×1.5 - 494

COR, coronal; SAG, sagittal; TRA, transverse; EPI, echo planar imaging;TR, repetition time; TE, echo time; FOV, field of view; NSA, number of signal averages.