Table 1.
Possible protocols for MRI acquisition
| Sequence | FOV | Slice thick (mm) | Slice gap | Acc factor | Fat sat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | Siemens | GE | Toshiba | Hitachi | ||||||
| Sagittal T2-weighted | TSE | TSE | FSE | FSE | FSE | 260 × 260 | ≤4 | 0 | 2 | NO |
| Oblique axial T2-weighted | TSE | TSE | FSE | FSE | FSE | 260 × 260 | ≤4 | 20% | 2 | NO |
| Oblique axial T2- weighted with fat saturation | SPIR-TSE | FS-FSE | CS-FSE | MSOFT-FSE | FS-FSE | 260 × 260 | ≤4 | 20% | 2 | YES |
| Oblique coronal T2-weighted | TSE | FSE | FSE | FSE | FSE | 260 × 260 | ≤4 | 20% | 2 | NO |
| Oblique axial diffusion weighted imaging | Diffusion-weighted imaging EPI planar |
380 × 380 | ≤4 | 10% | 2 | YES | ||||
| Oblique axial 3D T1 W GE with fat saturation (Gd) | THRIVE | VIBE | LAVA | QUICK 3D | TIGRE | 380X380 | ≤3 | 0 | 3 | YES |
| 3D T2 weighted sequence | VISTA | SPACE | CUBE | 3D MVOX | isoFSE | 260 × 260 | ≤1.5 | 0 | 3 | NO |
FSE, fast spin echo; TSE, turbo spin echo; SPIR-TSE, spectral saturation with inversion recovery turbo spin echo; FS-TSE, fat-saturated turbo spin echo; FS-FSE, fat saturated fast spin echo; THRIVE, T1-weighted high-resolution isotropic volume examination; VIBE, volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination; LAVA, liver acquisition with volume acceleration-extended volume; QUICK 3D, Toshiba name of the sequence, not an acronym; TIGRE, T1-weighted gradient echo with RF fat saturation; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; VISTA, volume isotropic turbo spin echo acquisition; SPACE, sampling perfection with application optimised contrasts using different flip angle evolution; CUBE, GE name of the sequence, not an acronym; 3D MVOX, 3D multivoxel; isoFSE, iso fast spin echo