Table 1. Summary of MRI Scan Parameters.
Sequences | T2W TSE | T2W TSE SPAIR | T2 TSE | T2W TSE | DWI | CE T1W-THRIVE |
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Plane | Sagittal | Coronal | Axial | Oblique axial | Axial | 3D |
TR/TE (ms) | 4000/80 | 3500/80 | 2800/100 | 2800/100 | 2000/54 | 3/1.4 |
Turbo factor | 30 | 21 | 12 | 14 | NA | NA |
FOV (mm) | 240 × 240 | 230 × 230 | 402 × 300 | 220 × 220 | 406 × 300 | 370 × 203 |
Matrix size | 480 × 298 | 352 × 300 | 787 × 600 | 316 × 311 | 168 × 124 | 248 × 134 |
Slice thickness (mm) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 |
Intersection gap (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bandwidth (Hz/pixel) | 230 | 186 | 169 | 162 | 15.3 | 724 |
NEX | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
CE = contrast-enhanced, DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging, FOV = field of view, NEX = number of excitation, SPAIR = spectral attenuated inversion recovery, THRIVE = T1W high resolution isotropic volume examination, TR/TE = repetition time/echo time, TSE = turbo spin echo