Table 1.
Whole-body MRI acquisition parameters.
| Imaging plane | T2-TSE | mDixon (pre- and post-contrast) | DWI (b0, b100, b300, b1000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse | Coronal | Transverse | |
| TE (ms) | 80 | 1.02/1.8 | 71 |
| TR (ms) | 1228 | 3.0 | 6371 |
| FOV (mm × mm) | 500 × 300 | 502 × 300 | 500 × 306 |
| Voxel size (mm × mm) | 1 × 1 | 2.1 × 2.1 | 4 × 4.2 |
| Number of slices | 40 | 120 | 40 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Acquisition matrix | 500 × 286 | 144 × 238 | 124 × 72 |
| ETL | 91 | 2 | 39 |
| Acceleration factor (SENSE) | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Pixel bandwidth (Hz) | 537 | 1992 | 3369 |
| Scan time (min) | 15.2 | 5.5 × 2 | 47 |
T2-TSE T2-weighted turbo spin echo, mDixon modified Dixon, DWI diffusion-weighted imaging, TE time of echo, TR time of repetition, FOV field of view, ETL echo train length, SENSE sensitivity encoding