Table 1.

Imaging parameters for the T ₁-weighted anatomical sequences

Sequence	2D FLASH [36, 39]	3D FLASH [36, 39]	T 1w GE [14]	T 1w ME TFE [37]
Slice orientation	Coronal	Coronal	Coronal and axial	Coronal
TR/TE (ms)	130/3.57	2.9/1.02	150/3.7	5.0/2.1;2.7;3.3
Nominal flip angle (°)	70	10	60	10
FOV (mm)	400	400	450	370
Voxel volume (mm)	0.8 × 0.8 × 2.0	1.3 × 1.3 × 1.6	1.9 × 1.2 × 5	1.49 × 1.49 × 3.00
Slices	13	128	14	12
Acquisition time (s)	31a	27a,b	18a	44c
Parallel imaging	GRAPPA 2	GRAPPA 2	GRAPPA 2	SENSE 2

ME multi-echo, TFE turbo field echo

^aEquals breath hold length

^bUsing 66 % over contiguous slices and 6/8 partial Fourier in phase and slice direction

^cOne slice per breath hold (3.6 s)