Table 1.
Summary of BIG scanning parameters.
| Scanning parameter | Variations across subjects |
|---|---|
| Station Name | avanto (572), sonata (175), trio (56), triotim (657) |
| Sequence Name | *tfl3d1 (16), *tfl3d1_ns (1101), spc3d1rr282ns (6), tfl3d1 (2), tfl3d1_ns (335) |
| Slice Thickness | 0.8 (2), 0.84 (2), 0.87 (1), 0.91 (1), 1 (1453), 1.1 (1) |
| Repetition Time | 1660 (3), 1960 (16), 2250 (645), 2300 (690), 2730 (100), 3200 (6) |
| Echo Time | 2.02 (3), 2.86 (1), 2.92 (28), 2.94 (1), 2.95 (572), 2.96 (193), 2.99 (15), 3.03 (403), 3.04 (1), 3.08 (1), 3.11 (1), 3.13 (1), 3.55 (2), 3.68 (162), 3.93 (54), 4.01 (6), 4.43 (9), 4.58 (4), 5.59 (3) |
| Inversion Time | 1000 (100), 1100 (704), 750 (3), 850 (645), 900 (2), null (6) |
| Number Of Averages | 1 (1457), 2 (3) |
| Magnetic Field Strength | 1.494 (112), 1.5 (635), 2.89362 (56), 3 (657) |
| Number Of Phase Encoding Steps | 176 (3), 196 (6), 253 (5), 255 (658), 256 (786), 320 (2) |
| Percent Phase Field Of View | 100 (1441), 68.75 (3), 81.25 (16) |
| Pixel B and width | 130 (714), 140 (735), 240 (2), 260 (3), 751 (6) |
| Transmitting Coil | body (1259), cp_head (53), txrx_head (148) |
| Acquisition Matrix | [0 256 176 0] (3),[ 0 256 208 0] (16), [0 256 256 0] (1433), [0 256 258 0] (6), [0 320 320 0] (2) |
| Flip Angle | 120 (6), 15 (645), 7 (100), 8 (707), 9 (2) |
| Pixel Spacing | [0.5 0.5] (17), [0.8 0.8] (2), [1.0 1.0] (1440), [1.1 1.1] (1) |
| L Accel Fact PE | 1 (787), 2 (662), 3 (3), 4 (5), null (3) |
| tcoil ID/Receiving Coil | 32ch_head (281), 8ch_head (667), body (1), cp_head (430), headmatrix (78), null (3) |
Note: Each scanning setting is followed by the number of subjects that were scanned using this setting. Scanning parameters with small variations across the subjects (displayed in gray) were excluded from the subsequent analysis.