TABLE 1.

Parameters of Proton and Sodium MR Sequences Used in the Current Study

	Sequence	TR/TE, millisecond	Flip Angle, degrees	Bandwidth, hertz per pixel	Field of View, mm2	Matrix Size	Resolution, mm2	ST, mm	No. Slices	No. Averages	TA, min:s
Ex vivo	Sag. LR 2D-TSE	4000/26	145	243	140 × 140	448 × 448	0.31 × 0.31	3.0	15	1	3:18
	Cor. 2D-TSE	3000/25	179	243	140 × 140	448 × 448	0.31 × 0.31	3.0	15	1	2:29
	Sodium 3D-GRE	17/8.34	50	80	200 × 200	112 × 112	1.79 × 1.79	3.0	40	12	31:53
In vivo	Sag. LR 2D-TSE	4000/26	170	243	140 × 140	448 × 448	0.31 × 0.31	3.0	15	1	3:18
	Cor. 2D-TSE	3000/25	180	243	140 × 140	448 × 448	0.31 × 0.31	3.0	15	1	2:29
	Sag. HR 2D-TSE	4610/24	140	254	130 × 130	480 × 480	0.27 × 0.27	1.5	59	1	5:10
	Sodium 3D-GRE	17/8.34	50	80	200 × 200	112 × 112	1.79 × 1.79	3.0	40	12	31:53

2D indicates 2-dimensional; 3D, 3-dimensional; cor., coronal; GRE, gradient echo; LR/HR, lower/higher resolution; MR, magnetic resonance; sag., sagittal; ST, section thickness; TA, acquisition time. TR/TE, repetition/echo time; TSE, turbo spin echo.