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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Mar 13;7(4):366–373. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.09.022

Table 1.

Multi-contrast MRI Imaging Parameters

Sequence	T1w	T2w	PDw	TOF
Readout pulse	2D FSE	2D FSE	2D FSE	3D spoiled GRE
TR(ms)	800	2770	2770	23
TE(ms)	10	40	20	3.8
FOV	16 × 16	16 × 16	16 × 16	16 × 16
Matrix	256 × 256	256 × 256	256 × 256	256 × 256
Slice Thickness(mm)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
NEX	2	2	2	2
No. of slices	12	12	12	24
Blood suppression	DIR	Mulitslice DIR	Mulitslice DIR	Venous in-flow saturation
Slice gap (mm)	0	0	0	−1.0
Flip angle	90	90	90	35
Scan time (min)	8	4	4	4