Parameters for all sequences

Parameter	3D DIR	2D FLAIR	2D T1 SE	3D T1 TSE
TR (ms)	5500	11,000	600–700	400
TE (ms)	251	125	10	26
TI (ms)	625–2600	2800	N/A	N/A
Echo-train length	173	31	N/A	30
No. of sections/slab	300	31	36	267
Section thickness (mm)	1.3	5	4	1.2 (reformat 4)
Matrix size	208 × 208	276 × 126	232 × 165	256 × 215
Voxel size (mm)	1.2 × 1.2 × 1.3	0.85 × 1.42 × 5	1 × 1.10 × 4	1 × 1.10 × 1.2 (reformat 1 × 1.10 × 4)
FOV (mm)	250 × 250	230 × 176	230 × 182	250 × 237
Acquisition plane	Sagittal	Axial	Axial	Sagittal
Acquisition time	6 min 30 sec	2 min 56 sec	3 min 30 sec	5 min 30 sec

Note:—N/A indicates not applicable; No. of sections, number of sections acquired; reformat, 4-mm-thick axial reformatted views of the 3D T1 TSE sequence; 2D, T1 SE images and 4-mm-thick axial reformatted views of the 3D T1 TSE sequence with the same voxel size.