Table 2.

The MRI parameters used in the study

Sequence	Purpose	FOV (mm)	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	Matrix	FA (º)	SL (mm)	ST (s)	BW (±kHz)
FSE T2-W	Tissue anatomy targeting	80	2000	85	256×256	90	1	132	16
FSPGR	T1 mapping	80	9.9	4.8	256×256	30/20/15/10/2	2	15§	31.25
FSPGR	DCE	80	9.9	4.8	256×256	35	2	535	31.25
FSE T1-W	Contrast enhancement	80	500	17	256×256	90	1	130	16
SPGR T2*-W	Tissue damage	80	33	19	256×256	15	0.7	277	16

FOV: field of view, TR: Repetition time, TE: Echo time, FA: Flip angle, SL: Slice thickness, ST: Scan time, BW: Bandwidth

^§Scan time for each flip angle