Table 1.

MRI protocol

Pulse sequence	Plane	Repetition & echo time (ms)	Section thickness (mm)	FOV (mm)	Flip angle	Duration	Acquisition matrix	Sense factor
T2 TSE	Axial	4100/100	4	380 × 340	90°	1′30″	336 × 327	2
T2 TSE (HR)	Sagittal	2650/90	3.5	200 × 200	90°	1′40″	256 × 195	2
T2 TSE (HR)	Coronal	2500/100	3.5	160 × 160	90°	3′25″	288 × 228	2
T2 TSE (HR)	Axial	3730/90	3.5	160 × 160	90°	4′10″	288 × 240	2
DWI	Axial	4000/90	3.5	300 × 300	90°	7′47″	120 × 120	2
DTI	Axial	1449/88	3	220 × 220	90°	3′14″	76 × 72	2
T1 DIXON Ddynamic phase	Axial	4/2	3.5	200 × 220	10°	3′17″	256 × 256	\
b-SSFP	Axial	5000/80	6	400 × 350	90°	51′	272 × 241	1.2

b-SSFP, balanced steady state free precession; DTI, diffusion tensor imaging; DWI, diffusion weighted imaging; HR, high resolution; TSE, turbo spin echo.