Table 1. MRI acquisition parameters.
Parameter | Image acquisition† | Relaxation time† | ||||
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T1-weighted | T2-weighted | STIR | T1-mapping | T2-mapping | ||
TR (ms) | 6.1 | 4,500 | 8.75 | 15 | 1,000 | |
TE (ms) | 2.6 | 70 | 4.33 | 2.32 | 13.8, 27.6, 41.4, 55.2, 69.0 | |
Slice thickness (mm) | 4 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | 3 | |
Flip angle (°) | 15 | 120 | 15 | 5 | 180 | |
NEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
†, Siemens Magnetom Verio. NEX, number of excitation.