Table 3.
MR scan acquisition parameters.
| Parameter (T2WI) | TR (ms) | TE (ms) | ST (mm) | Slice gap (mm) | Slice number | FOV (mmxmm) | ETL | AM | RM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical scanning (PH, GE, SI) (58 leiomyoma patients) | |||||||||
| 3000–5000 | 80–110 | 3–6 | 0–1.5 | 13–25 | 320–383 × 224–323 | 15–23 | 256–380 × 256–360 | 240–392 × 240–392 | |
| Inter-MR (PH, GE, SI) (3 kiwis and 9 volunteers) | |||||||||
| 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 256 × 256 | 512 × 512 | |
| Intra-MRI (PH) (3 kiwis and 9 volunteers) | |||||||||
| 1: TR | 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 |
| 4000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 5000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 2: TE | 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 |
| 3000 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3: ST | 3000 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 |
| 3000 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 4: AM | 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 256 × 256 | 512 × 512 |
| 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 256 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 320 × 360 | 512 × 512 | |
| 3000 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 350 × 350 | 15 | 380 × 280 | 512 × 512 | |
TR repetition time; TE echo time; ST slice thickness; FOV field of view; ETL echo train length; AM acquisition matrix; RM reconstruction matrix; PH Philips Medical Systems; GE GE Medical Systems; SI Siemens Medical Systems.