Table 2. Imaging parameters.
Imaging parameters | Temperature imaging calibration | Birdcage coil heating | Local RF coil heating |
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Sequence | 3D GRE | 3D GRE | 3D multi-echo GRE |
TR [ms]/ TE1,TE2...[ms] | 10 / 3 | 11/ 4.2 | 11/ 2.5, 4.17, 5.84, 7.51 |
Resolution [mm] | 2×2×2 | 5×5×5 | 5×5×5 |
Encoding matrix | 64×64×24 | 48×48×40 | 48×48×40 |
Bandwidth [kHz] | 75.8 | 76.9 | 76.9 |
Number of averages | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Total acquisition time [s] | 75 | 106 | 211 |