Table 1.

Scanning protocol

	Localizer	T1-weighted fast-low-angle-shot (FLASH)-sequence	Gradient echo 23Na sequence (acquired 4 times successively)
Total acquisition time (TA; min)	0.15	2.08	3.25
Echo time (TE; ms)	4	2.46	2.07
Repetition time (TR; ms)	8.6	250	100
Flip angle (FA; °)	20	60	90
Averages	2	2	32
Bandwidth (Hz/pixel)	320	310	430
Field of view (FoV; mm)	192	192	192
Matrix (pixel)	256	256	64
Resolution (mm)	0.75 × 0.75 × 10	0.75 × 0.75 × 5	3 × 3 × 30