TABLE 1.
Parameters Used in the MRI Sequencesa
| MRI Sequence | MRI Parameter | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE, ms | TR, ms | ETL, n | BW, Hz | Frequency, Hz | Phase, n | NEX, n | FOV, cm | Spacing, cm | Thickness, mm | |
| Sagittal PDW | 38 | 2267 | 9 | 19.23 | 288 | 192 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Coronal PDW | 38 | 4300 | 10 | 31.25 | 288 | 192 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Axial PDW | 38 | 2384 | 9 | 19.23 | 288 | 192 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Coronal 3D T2W | — | 1500 | 64 | 125 | 224 | 224 | 1 | 18 | — | 0.6 |
a3D, 3-dimensional; BW, bandwidth; ETL, echo train length; FOV, field of view; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NEX, number of excitations; PDW, proton density–weighted; T2W, T2-weighted; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.