Table 2.

Imaging parameters of 1.5 T MR arthrogram

Mode	2D	2D	2D
Sequence	Cor T1	Cor T1 FS	Cor SPGR MEDIC N = 11
Fat saturation	None	Yes	None
Image matrix	256 x 256	256 x 256	256 x 256
Number of slices	12–15	11–17	12–14
FOV (mm)	80–120	75–120	80–120
Slice thickness (mm)	3	3	3
Slicegap (mm)	0.27–0.6	0.27–0.6	0.27
TE (ms)	15–24	8–15	22
TR (ms)	480–681	400–550	719
TI	N/A	N/A	130
Flip angle	N/A	N/A	30
BW (Hz/pixel)	65–140	80–140	195
Echo train length	1–3	1–3	1
NEX	1	2	1