Table 1.
Magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence parameters
| Pulse Sequence Parameter | Axial Dixon | Axial LAVA | Axial DWI | Axial/Coronal T2 FSE | Axial PROPELLER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition Time (min) | 0:18 | 0:16 | 1:47 | 3:42 | 5:48 |
| Echo Time (ms) | 1.1;2.3 | 1.7 | 56 | 64 | 119 |
| Repetition Time (ms) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7824 | 4000 | 12500 |
| Matrix Size | 256x128 | 320x224 | 80x128 | 320x224 | 384x384 |
| Slice Thickness (mm) | 5.2 | 3.4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Field of View (cm) | 50 | 48 | 40 | 38 | 48 |
| Flip Angle (degrees) | 5 | 15 | 90 | 111 | 110 |
| b-value (s/mm2) | - | - | 50, 600 | - | - |
DWI = Diffusion weighted imaging, LAVA = Liver Acquisition with Volume Acquisition, PROPELLER = Periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction, FSE= Fast spin echo