Table 1.

Shoulder MR imaging sequences and parameters

Parameter	Oblique sagittal T1-weighted imaging	Oblique sagittal STIR-weighted imaging	Oblique coronal STIR-weighted imaging	Axial STIR-weighted imaging	Sagittal 6-point Dixon imaging
Imaging technique	2D	2D	2D	2D	3D
Repetition time/echo time (ms)	600/24	4420/51	4420/51	4440/51	9.31/1.35,2.65, 3.95,5.25, 6.55,7.85
Flip angle (degree)					9
Field of view (mm2)	160 × 160	160 × 160	160 × 160	160 × 160	400 × 324
Matrix (frequency × phase)	448 × 202	256 × 202	256 × 202	256 × 202	320 × 250
Section thickness (mm)	4	4	4	4	3.5
Inversion time (ms)		180	180	180
Number of averages	1	1	1	1	1
Total imaging time (min:sec)	4:06	4:00	4:53	2:41	0:38