Table 1.

Typical MRI scan parameters, as used in this study.

	Standard 2D FLASH	CAIPIRINHA 3D FLASH	T1w TSE triggered	T2w TIRM	T2w HASTE FS
TR, ms	86.0	6.1	2000	8290	1000
TE, ms	3.8	3.0	2.5	84	102
Flip angle, °	90	10	15	180	160
Scan orientation	Transverse	Transverse	Transverse	Coronal	Coronal
In-plane resolution, mm	1.3 × 1.3	1.0 × 1.0	0.7 × 0.7	0.8 × 0.8	1.0 × 1.0
Slice thickness, mm	5	3–5	4	4	4
FOV, mm	250	250	350	350	350
iPAT	None	Acceleration factor = 4	None	Acceleration factor = 2	Acceleration factor = 2
Breath-hold	22 s	15 s	Respiratory-triggered	20 s	21 s
Scan time	4 min 3 s	15 s	6 min 10 s	3 min 5 s	42 s

TR: repetition time, TE: echo time, FOV: field of view, and iPAT: Integrated Parallel Acquisition Techniques.