Table 2. MRI Sequence Parameters.

Parameters	Standard Imaging	DWI
Repetition time (ms)/echo time (ms)	T1-weighted coronal or sagittal imaging: 456–587/12–20	5000–5200/61–85
	T2-weighted coronal or sagittal imaging: 2291–2978/60–80
	T1-weighted axial imaging: 475–588/15
	T2-weighted axial imaging: 2291–2696/80
Fat suppression	SPAIR	SPAIR
Echoplanar imaging factor	NA	67
Matrix	325 x 257–448 x 250	184 x 256
Field of view (mm)	Sagital imaging: 100–400	179–380
	Axial imaging: 80–399
	Coronal imaging: 198–449
Section thickness (mm)	1–3	2.5–5
Intersection gap (mm)	0–0.05	0–1
Turbo factor	T1-weighted imaging: 3	NA
	T2-weighted imaging: 16
Number of signals acquired	2–4	2–6

DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging, MRI = magnetic resonance imaging, NA = not applicable, SPAIR = spectral attenuated inversion recovery