Table 4. MR protocol.

Sequence	Planes	TR/TE (msec)	NEX	Matrix	Slice thickness (mm)	Other
2D FRFSE* T2w	orthogonal and parallel to the long axis of the tumor	4172 / 122.3	2	512×512	4
2D SSEPI** DWI	Axial	4400 / 81.4		256×256	4	B values: 0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 60, 100, 200, 600, 800 and 1000 sec/mm2
3D FSPGR*** T1w	Axial	13.6 / 3.3	2	512×512	4	FA: 15°
3D FSPGR*** T1w(perfusion imaging)	Axial	13.6 / 3.3	2	512×512	4	IV administration of 2ml/kg of body weight of gadolinium chelate followed by a 15 ml saline flush at a rate of 2 ml/s.

^* Fast Relaxation Fast Spin Echo; ^** Single-Shot Echo Planar Imaging; ^*** Fast Spoiled Gradient-Echo.