Table 1.

Parameters used in the IR and ST sequences. TI: inversion time (delay time in the IR experiment); TD: delay time in the ST experiment. ESP: echo spacing; BW: bandwidth.

B0 (T)	Matrix size	Thickness (mm)	Gap (mm)	IR			ST			TE (ms)	Variable TE (ms)	ESP (ms)	BW (kHz)
				TR (ms)	Tis (ms)	Time (min)
0.55	72×54	3	1	4000	10–1200	8.0	3000	8–900	8.0	29	0	0.96	100
1.5	144×108	2	2	5000	10–1400	10.2	4000	9–900	10.8	40	2.20	1.32	132
3	144×108	2	2	6000	9–1600	12.2	4000	9–900	10.8	30	1.15	0.94	250
7	144×108	2	2	6000	8–2000	12.2	4000	7–900	10.8	24	0.48	0.77	250