Table 3.
Whole-body MRI, Siemens.
| T1 thorax and abdomen | T1 neck | T2 thorax and abdomen | T2 neck | VIBE | DWI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequence type | In and out of phase | FSE | BLADE | BLADE | T1 3D-GRE | EPI |
| TR/TE/TI (ms) | 150/2.38 and 4.76/0 | 400/9.1/0 | 6140/116/0 | 4400/99/0 | 3.44/1.24/0 | 8200/78/160 |
| DF (%) | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Voxel size (mm) | 2.6 × 1.8 × 5.0 | 1.1 × 0.8 × 5.0 | 1.8 × 1.8 × 5.0 | 1.0 × 1.0 × 5.0 | 2.1 × 1.5 × 3.5 | 2.9 × 2.9 × 5.0 |
| Matrix | 256 × 179 | 384 × 288 | 256 × 233 | 320 × 299 | 256 × 179 | 160 × 160 |
| Bandwidth (Hz/pixel) | 480 | 130 | 362 | 363 | 430 | 1644 |
| Signal averages (n) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B values (s/mm2) | 50 and 1000 | |||||
| Slices/station (n) | 30 |
DF: distortion factor; TE: echo time; TI: inversion time; TR: repetition time.