Table 1.

Showing the finalised ³¹P protocol for both the volunteer study and the protocol used for the patients.

Parameter	Volunteer study	Patient protocol
Localisation	MRSI (ISIS)	MRSI (ISIS)
k-Space mask	Elliptical (80%)	Elliptical (80%)
TR/ms	4000	3000–4000
TE/ms	0.31	0.31
Number of averages	8	8
Voxel size/mm	30 × 30	≤35 × 35
Slice thickness/mm	30	30
Matrix size	7 × 7	≥6 × 5
Bandwidth/Hz	3000	3000
Data points acquired	1024	1024
Acquisition time/min	20	6–12