Table 1.

T1rho and T2 MR imaging parameters.

Parameter	In vitro imaging		In vivo imaging T1rho
	T1rho	T2
Repetition time (TR)	3500 ms	3500 ms	3500 ms
Echo time (TE)	5.9 ms	13.8, 27.6, 41.4, 55.2, 69.0, 82.8, 96.6 ms	5.9 ms
Field of view (FOV)	140 × 140 mm	140 × 140 mm	140 × 140 mm
Matrix size	256 × 256	256 × 256	256 × 256
Slice thickness	3 mm	3 mm	3 mm
Slice gap	0 mm	0 mm	0 mm
Spin-lock frequency	500 Hz	–	500 Hz
Spin lock times (TSL)	5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 ms	–	5, 10, 40, 80 ms