Table 1. Sequence parameters of the cine phase contrast, DWI and MR elastography (MRE) sequences obtained at 3.0 T in fasting and postprandial states.
| Phase contrast imaging | DWI | MRE | |
| Motion control | Breath-hold with cardiac triggering | Free breathing | Breath-hold |
| Sequence type | 2D GRE | 2D SE SS EPI | 2D GRE |
| Orientation | Perpendicular to portal vein | Transverse | Transverse |
| TR (ms) | 6.1 | 3000 | 50 |
| TE (ms) | 3.3 | 52.5 | 22 |
| Flip Angle | 20o | 90–180o | 20o |
| FOV (mm) | 380×304 | 435×435 | 360×360 |
| Image matrix | 192×160 | 128×128 | 128×80 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Number of slices | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Acceleration | ASSET R = 2 | ASSET R = 2 | ASSET R = 2 |
| Acquisition time | 15–20 s | 3:55 min | 68 s |