Table 1.
Parameters of mpMRI at 3 T
| Parameter | Repetition time (ms) | Echo time (ms) | Flip angle (degree) | Orientation | Slice thickness (mm) | Matrix size | Field of view (mm) | Fat suppression | Time for scan (min) |
| T2 coronal | 6128 | 100 | 90 | Coronal | 3 | 300 × 290 | 180 | No | 05:55 |
| T2 axial | 5407 | 100 | 90 | Axial | 3 | 300 × 290 | 180 | No | 05:13 |
| DWI b 0, 150, 500, 1000 s mm–2 | 2753 | 80 | 90 | Axial | 5 | 168 × 169 | 220 | SPAIR | 05:16 |
| DWI b 2000 s mm–2 | 2000 | 78 | 90 | Axial | 5 | 168 × 169 | 220 | SPIR | 03:40 |
| DCE 20 dynamic mode sense | 5.8 | 28 | 10 | Axial | 3 | 140 × 162 | 180 | SPAIR | 04:14 |
DCE, dynamic contrast-enhanced; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; mpMRI, multiparametric MRI; SPAIR, spectral attenuated inversion recovery; SPIR, spectral pre-saturation with inversion recovery.