Table 1.

Technical requirements

	Paris	London	Geneva	Lisbon	Lisbon	Roma	Barcelona	Kyoto
Device (Tesla)	1.5	1.5/3.0	3.0	1.5	1.5/3.0	3.0	1.5/3.0	1.5/3.0
Phased-array	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Endocavitary probe	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Timing of MRI	No	No	> Day 8	No	No	No	No	No
Fasting	3h	No	6h	6h	4h	6h	4h	4h
Special diet	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bowel enema	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bladder emptying	2h	No	No	2h	1h	1h	No	No
IV catheter	No (Option)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Anti-peristaltic agent	SC	IV	IM	IV	IV	IV	IV	SC
Belt strapping	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Vaginal opacification	No	No	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	No	No	No
Rectal opacification	No	Yes	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	No	No
Supine position	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Prone position	Yes**	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

IM intramuscular, IV intravenous, SC subcutaneous

^* If doubt or symptoms present (i.e. dyspareunia, dyschezia)

^**If claustrophobic