Table 2. Parameters used in MRI orbits .

STIR - short tau inversion recovery; TR - repetition time; TE - echo time

	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	Matrix	Slice thickness	Slice gap	Flip angle
T1	450	15	256 x 150	3mm	1mm	90
T2	6035	100	256 x 150	3mm	1mm	90
STIR	4045	90	256 x 150	3mm	1mm	90