Table 1.
MR protocol for evaluation of endometrial cancer
Pelvic series 
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Abdominal series 
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| Sequence | Sagittal T2W | Oblique transaxial T2W | Oblique coronal T2W | Trans-axial T1W | Trans-axial DWI | Gd DCE 3D Ultrafast spoiled GE | Gd Dixon 3D FSPGR | T2 FS | DWI | Gd Dixon 3D FSPGR |
| Range | pelvis | pelvis | pelvis | pelvis | pelvis | pelvis | pelvis | abdomen | abdomen | abdomen |
| Sections | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 55/slab | 150 | 46 | 38 | 150 |
| TR | 3100 | 3500 | 3500 | 540 | 3195 | 3 | 3,7 | 2177 | 4429 | 3,2 |
| TE | 100 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 63 | 1,42 | 1.36/2.4 | 75 | 59 | 1.15/2.1 |
| Angulation/recon-struction | perp.a | parallel a | perpa | sagittal | transaxial | transaxial | ||||
| Slice thickness (mm) | 3,5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | 8 | 1,5 |
| Gap (mm) | 0,35 | 0,3 | 0,3 | 6 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | |||
| FOV (mm) | 260 | 210 | 210 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 350 | 280 | 300 | 350 |
| B values | 0,800,1200 | 0,800,1200 | ||||||||
| phases | 4: un-enhanced, at 1, 1.45 and 2.10 min | |||||||||
| Matrix | 580 × 260 | 280 × 261 | 280 × 261 | 276 × 257 | 100 × 98 | 168 × 167 | 236 × 158 | 252 × 168 | 116 × 124 | 236 × 158 |
| Acquisition time (min) | 3:36 | 3:30 | 3:30 | 2:16 | 3:28 | 15 s each | 22 s | 3:30 | 3:40 | 0:19 |
aAngulation along uterine axis
NB: In pelvic and abdominal series contiguous coverage is necessary