Table 2.
Imaging parameters for the breast DCE T1W sequence for both scanners.
| Scanner 1 Philips Ingenia (n) |
Scanner 2 Philips Intera (n) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Number of tumors | 100 | 29 |
| Field strength (T) | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Repetition time (ms) | 7.5 (88), 7.6 (12) | 7.4 (13), 7.5 (15), 7.6 (1) |
| Echo time (ms) | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Flip angle (°) | 10 | 10 |
| Echo train length | 89* (range 62–175) | 80* (range 60–85) |
| Pixel spacing (mm) | 0.792 (3), 0.852 (1), 0.922 (2), 0.952 (47), 0.952 (47) | 0.852 (1), 0.942 (1), 0.972 (26), 0.992 (1) |
| Temporal resolution (s) | 95 | 98 |
*Average.