Table 1.

Preoperative MRI protocol

Pulse sequence	Type	Repetition/Echo time (ms)	Echo-train length	Bandwidth (kHz)	Field of view (mm)	Image matrix (pixels)	Number of excitations	Section thickness (mm)	Spacing (mm)
1	Sagittal proton density-weighted sequence	3000-4070/33,5-40	10	42	200	512 × 512	2	3.0	3.3
2	Axial proton density-weighted sequence	3550/33	10	25	180	1024 × 1024	1	3.0	3.3
3	Coronal proton density-weighted sequence	3000-4070/33,5-40	10	42	180	1024 × 1024	2	3.0	3.3
4	Sagittal T1 weighted sequence	400/14,7	6	21	180	512 × 512	2	3	3.2