Table 2:
Sequences and scan parameters used in typical brain exams and in thermal simulations. Here TR refers to repetition time, TE to echo time, WE to bandwidth, FOV to field of view, FA to flip angle, and ST to slice thickness.
Index | Sequence | TR (ms) | TE (ms) | FOV (cm) | B1+ (uT) | Acq. Time | ΔT[°C] Body coil/LP coil |
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1 | Localizer | 8.6 | 4 | 250 | 0.4 | 0:13 | <0.1°/<0.1° |
2 | AX T1 TSE | 486 | 13 | 200 | 2.4 | 2:46 | 6.9°/0.3° |
3 | AX T2 TSE | 4500 | 83 | 240 | 2.8 | 3:47 | 10.8°/0.7° |
4 | AX FLAIR | 9000 | 81 | 220 | 1.7 | 2:44 | 2.2°/0.2° |
5 | AX CISS | 8.21 | 3.81 | 180 | 2.4 | 5:30 | 8.0°/0.4° |
6 | AX 3D TOF | 21 | 3.43 | 200 | 2.3 | 5:52 | 7.1°/0.5° |
7 | Diffusion | 6600 | 99 | 220 | 1.3 | 1:54 | 2.0°/0.1° |
8 | fMRI | 2020 | 20 | 170 | 0.9 | 8:33 | 1.3°/<0.1° |