Table 5.
Diffusion-weighted MR scan protocol. (*) Philips Ingenia and GE Discovery.
| Lung Cancer (site A, B, E, G) | Colorectal liver metastases (1.5 T) (site A, B, C, E) | Colorectal liver metastases (3 T) (site C, F*) | Ovarian cancer (site E) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequence | ss-EPI | ss-EPI | ss-EPI | ss-EPI |
| TR (ms) | ≥8000 | ≥8000 | 5000 | ≥8000 |
| TE (ms) | minimum | minimum | minimum | minimum |
| NSA | 4 | 4 | 2–4 | 4 |
| FOV (mm2) | 380 × 273 | 380 × 380 | 380 × 273 | 332 × 380 |
| Matrix | 128 × 112 | 128 × 128 | 128 × 128 | 128 × 112 |
| Bandwidth (Hz/px) | 1400–1800 | 1400–1800 | 1500–2650 | 1400–1800 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 5 | 5 | 5–6 | 6 |
| Slice gap (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pixel size (mm2) | 3 × 3 | 1.5 × 1.5 | 1.5 × 1.5 | 1.5 × 1.5 |
| b-values | 100, 500, 800 | 100, 500, 900 | 150, 400, 800 | 100, 500, 900 |
| Fat saturation | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Parallel imaging | yes | yes | yes | yes |