Table 1.

Acquisition parameters employed in the MRI studies.

Object	Type	TR 1 (ms)	TE 2 (ms)	Av 3	FOV 4 (mm2)	Acq 5	Resolution (μm3)	Additional Parameters
Phantom 6	T2WI	3000	23	3	40 × 40	3 min 36 s	156 × 156 × 1000	RARE 8 = 8
	T2 maps	5000	12	1	40 × 40	10 min 40 s	312 × 312 × 1000	NE 9 = 50, RARE = 8
Mouse-body 6	T2WI 11,12	1000	17	3	40 × 40	2 min 27 s	156 × 156 × 1000	RARE = 4
	T2 maps 11	3000	7	1	40 × 40	6 min 42 s	312 × 312 × 1000	NE = 32, RARE = 8
	Dynamic 11	1000	16	1	40 × 40	32 min	312 × 312 × 1000	NR 10 = 60, RARE = 4
Mouse-head 7	T2WI 12	2500	26	4	23 × 23	4 min	90 × 90 × 1000	RARE = 8
	T2 maps 12	3000	7	1	23 × 23	6 min 42 s	180 × 180 × 1000	NE = 32, RARE = 8
	Dynamic 12	1000	16	1	23 × 23	32 min	180 × 180 × 1000	NR 10 = 60, RARE = 4

¹ TR: repetition time; ² TE: echo time; ³ Av: averages; ⁴ FOV: field of view; ⁵ Acq: acquisition time; ⁶ studies performed with the 40 mm birdcage resonator; ⁷ studies performed with the 23 mm surface coil; ⁸ RARE: acceleration factor; ⁹ NE: number of echoes; ¹⁰ NR: number of repetitions; ¹¹ Acquisitions performed in coronal orientation, ¹² Acquisitions performed in axial orientation.