Table 1.

Scan settings used to generate GRE and FSE images for MRI analysis

	T1-Weighted gradient echo	T2-Weighted fast spin echo
Number of slices	20	20
Slice thickness	1.5 mm	1.5 mm
Acquisition matrix size	256 × 256	256 × 250
Field of view (FOV)	100 mm	100 mm
Repetition time (TR)	15 ms	3786 ms
Echo time (ET)	3.79 ms	73 ms
Acquisition time	8 min	20 min
Flip angle	30°	180°
Number of excitations	10	2, 4 averages
Spatial resolution	0.39 mm	0.39 mm
Acquisition bandwidth	40 kHz	40 kHz
Acquisition plane & phase encoded direction	Coronal	Coronal