Table 1.

Pulse-sequence parameters for the MRI scans used in this study.

Parameter\Sequence	MPRAGE	EPI	DTI	HASTE	FLAIR	TSE
Repetition Time (ms)	1520	1000	10238	2000	8000	4000
Echo Time (ms)	2	40	88	90	137	89
Inversion Time (ms)	800	N/A	N/A	N/A	2370	N/A
Field of View (mm)	220×220	220×220	220×220	200×200	180×200	168×200
Matrix	256×256	64×64	128×128	256×320	288×320	302×512
Slice Thickness (mm)	0.9	5.0	2.2	4.0	4.0	2.5
Flip Angle (°)	9	90	90	150	120	120
SAR (W/kg)	0.07	0.08	0.16	0.19	0.32	0.34

MPRAGE = magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo; EPI = echo-planar imaging; DTI = diffusion tensor imaging; HASTE = half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo; FLAIR = fluid-attenuated inversion recovery; TSE = turbo spin echo; SAR = specific absorption rate.