Table 1. Imaging parameters of the nine compared MRCP sequences.

		TR[ms]	TE[ms]	Flip angle[deg]	Matrix	Slicethickness[mm]	Acquisitiontime [s]	Echo trainlength
A	2D HASTE ax	700	117	150	192	5	32	256
B	2D HASTE cor	4500	754	180	349	40	2	256
C (D)	3D TSE RST (MIP)	3414	638	180	380	2 (80)	240–400(*)	127
E (F)	3D SPACE (MIP)	3670	650	140	380	1 (72)	180–400(*)	135
G	2D TSE BLADE	8660	93	150	384	6	220–360(*)	29
H	3D ce-T1w FLASH ax	3.35	1.15	15	384	2	22	1
I	3D ce-T1w FLASH ax +IR	400	1.5	10	320	2	36	1

(*) depending on patients’ breathing.