Table 1.
Summary table of sequence parameters as part of a multiparametric prostate MRI protocol
| Parameter | Localiser | Axial T1 FSE | Axial T2 FSE | Sagittal T2 FSE | Axial DWI | Axial DWI focus | DCE LAVA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE/TR, ms | 20/200 | 30/789 | 102/3743 | 102/3743 | 85/3775 | 60/4000 | min full/4.3 |
| FOV, cm | 30 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Matrix | 256 | 512 | 384 | 288 | 128 | 356 | 192 |
| Slice thickness, mm | 3–4 | 6 | 3–3.5 | 2 | 3–4 | 3 | 3–4 |
| Gap, mm | 0 | 2 | 0–0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase | 128 | 320 | 224 | 224 | 128 | 80 | 192 |
| b-values | - | - | - | - | 100, 750, 1000 1400 (at 3T) |
1.5T: 100, 1400 3T: 100, 2000 |
- |
| Synthetic b-values | - | - | - | - | 2000, 2500 | 2500 | - |
| Scan time, min | 00:35 | 02:32 | 05:22 | 03:13 | 02:42 | 04:52 | 06:22 |
DCE, dynamic contrast enhancement; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; FOV, field of view; FSE, fast spin echo; LAVA, liver acquisition with volume acceleration; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.