Table 1.
Breast Magnetic Resonance Elastography Acquisition Methods
| Author | Year | Scanner Strength, T | Vibration Frequency, Hz | Pulse Sequence | Acquisition Time, minutes | No. Slices | TR/TE | No. Patients (No. lesions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | 1998 | 1.5 | 50 | SE | N/R | N/R | 300/54 | 1 (N/A) |
| Lawrence | 1998 | 1.5 | 50–200 | GRE | 12 | N/R | 40–300/20–60 | 9 (N/A) |
| Sinkus | 2000 | 1.5 | 60 | SE | 30 | N/R | N/R | 1 (1) |
| Plewes | 2000 | N/R | N/R | STEAM | 2.1 | 1 | N/R | 1 (N/A) |
| Lorenzen | 2001 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | 30 | 10 | 500/45 | 3 (4) |
| Lorenzen | 2002 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | 30 | 10 | 500/45 | 35 (20) |
| McKnight | 2002 | 1.5 | 75–300 | 2D-GRE | 13–40 | N/R | 100–300/28 | 12 (6) |
| Lorenzen | 2003 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | 15 | 7 | 500/45 | 5 (N/A) |
| Van Houten | 2003 | N/R | 100 | 2D-GRE | 38 | 12 | 20.6/N/R | 5 (N/A) |
| Sinkus | 2005 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | N/R | N/R | N/R | 15 (15) |
| Sinkus | 2005 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | 7 | 7 | 500/45 | 2 (2) |
| Xydeas | 2005 | 1.5 | 65 | SE | 7 | 7 | 430/46 | 20 (17) |
| Sinkus | 2007 | 1.5 | 85 | SE | 7 | 7 | 412/47 | 68 (68) |
| Siegmann | 2010 | 1.5 | 85 | SE | 7 | 7 | 412/47 | 57 (57) |
| Hawley | 2016 | 3 | 60 | GRE | 5 | 5 | 25/19.9 | 22 (N/A) |
| Balleyguier | 2018 | 1.5 | 37.5 | SE-EPI | 50 | 50 | 412/47 | 43 (43) |
Abbreviations: EPI = echo-planar imaging; GRE = gradient echo; N/A = not available; N/R = not reported; SE = spin echo; STEAM = stimulated echo acquisition mode; TE = echo time; TR = repetition time.