Table 1. MR Parameters.
T1WI (OP/IP) | T2WI | DWI | Thick Slab MRCP | 3D MRCP | Dynamic Image | |||||||
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Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | Scanner 1 | Scanner 2 | |
TR/TE (msec) | 4.0/1.3 & 4.0/2.3 | 170/2.0 & 170/4.2 | 800/93 | 752/92 | 4500/52 | 3275/81.9 | 2500/909 | 4000/999 | 2320/815 | 4000/875 | 3.4/1.2 | 5.0/2.2 |
ETL | 1 | 1 | 256 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 256 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
FA | 9° | 60° | 130° | 90° | 180° | 90° | 130° or 180° | 90° | 130° | 90° | 11° | 12° |
Thickness (mm) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 50 or 60 | 60 | 0.9 | 2 | 3 | 4.8 |
FOV (mm) | 300-380 | 260-380 | 300-380 | 300-380 | 380 | 380 | 240 | 260 | 380 | 250-320 | 300-380 | 300-380 |
Matrix | 320 × 285 | 320 × 224 | 384 × 307 | 320 × 256 | 256 × 205 | 144 × 144 | 320 × 256 | 384 × 256 | 384 × 366 | 320 × 320 | 384 × 278 | 320 × 224 |
Scanner 1 = Verio, Siemens Medical Solution; Scanner 2 = Signa Excite, GE Medical System. DWI = diffusion-weighted images, ETL = echo train length, FA = flip angle, FOV = field of view, IP = in-phase, MRCP = magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, OP = opposed-phase, TE = echo time, TR = repetition time, T1WI = T1-weighted images, T2WI = T2-weighted images, 3D = three-dimensional