Table 1. Sequence parameters.
| Slice thickness (mm) |
FOV (mm x mm) |
Voxel Size | Orientation | TE (ms) | TR (ms) | b-value s/mm2 | Phase enconding direction | Additional feature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Localizer | |||||||||
|
T1w TSE |
3 | 384x384 | 1x1.3 | Coronal | 8 | 886 | - | RL | Grappa x2 |
| T2w fs | 3 | 263x350 |
0.9x0.6 | Transverse | 82 | 8490 | - | RL | “TIRM” |
| T2w TSE | 3 | 263x350 |
0.9x0.6 | Transverse | 120 | 6710 | - | RL | Grappa x2 |
| DWI | 3 | 480x240 |
2.5 x 2.5 | Transverse | 80 | 11700 | b1 = 0, b2 = 100, b3 = 750, b4 = 1500 | AP |
SPAIR, Parallel imaging: Grappa x2, EPI-factor 96; Number of averages: 2 |
| T1w DCE | 1 | 350x263 |
1.0x0.6 |
Transverse | 4.6 | 11 | - | RL | 6 dynamic pre-/post-contrast series, each 1.23 min; Grappa x2 |
| T1w TSE | 2 | 156/343 |
1.2/0.8 |
Transverse |
4.6 | 30 | - | AP | 3D |
Abbreviations: TSE = Turbo Spin Echo, FOV = Field of View, TE = Echo Time, TR = Repetition Time, RL = Left-Right, AP = Anterior-Posterior, SPAIR = Spectral Attenuated Inversion Recovery; TIRM = Turbo Inversion Recovery Magnitude, DCE = dynamic contrast-enhanced; GRAPPA = generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition, mm = millimeter.