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.