Table 7.
Site | ATT | ATV | COI | HUH | HKH | KPU | SWA | KUT | KUS | UTO | YC1 | YC2 |
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MRI scanner | Siemens | Siemens | Siemens | GE | Siemens | Philips | Siemens | Siemens | Siemens | GE | Philips | Philips |
TimTrio | Verio | Verio | Signa HDxt | Spectra | Achieva | Verio | TimTrio | Skyra | MR750W | Achieva | Achieva | |
Magnetic field strength | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T | 3.0 T |
No. of channels per coil | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
FoV, mm | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 | 212 × 212 |
Matrix | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 | 64 × 64 |
No. of slices | 40 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
No. of volumes | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
In-plane resolution, mm | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 | 3.3125 × 3.3125 |
Slice thickness, mm | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Slice gap, mm | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
TR, ms | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
TE, ms | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Total scan time, min:s | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
Flip angle, deg | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Slice acquisition order | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending | Ascending |
Phase encoding | PA | PA | AP | PA | PA | AP | PA | PA | AP | PA | AP | AP |
Eyes closed/fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated | Fixated |
Field map | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
FoV: Field of view; TR, repetition time; TE, echo time; AP, anterior to posterior; PA, posterior to anterior.
ATT, ATR Trio; ATV, ATR Verio; COI, Hiroshima COI; HUH, Hiroshima University Hospital; HKH, Hiroshima Kajikawa Hospital; KPU, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine; SWA, Showa university; KUT, Kyoto University TimTrio; KUS, Kyoto University Skyra; UTO, University of Tokyo Hospital; YC1: Yaesu Clinic 1; YC2: Yaesu Clinic 2.