Table 1.
Sequence | Voxel size (mm) | FOV (cm) | TE (ms) | TR (ms) | flip angle | acquisition matrix | other | |
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T1-weighted | MPRAGE | 1 × 1 × 1 | 19.2–25.6 | 1.66–3.39 | 1113–2530 | 7–9 | ||
T2-weighted | Turbo spin echo sequence | |||||||
T2-FLAIR | 3D isotropic | 0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 | 19–26 | 390–400 | 5000 | 20 | 256 × 256 | n(excitations) = 1, ETL 141 |
Diffusion | Single shot SE | 1.72 × 1.72 × 1.72 | 22 | 88 | 10 | 90 | 128 × 128 | 30 b = 1000 s/mm2, 5b = 0 s/mm2 imagesa |
Twice refocused gradients to minimize Eddy currents, iPAT 2, in-plane GRAPPA, modified as necessary to facilitate completion of the scan.