Table 2.
Sequence parameters for the diagnostic MR-sequences and CT in staging of primary breast cancer patients
| CT | Region | Contrast agent | Orientation | mAs | kV | Speed (s per rotation) | Silence thickness (mm) | FOV (mm) |
| Attenuation correction | Whole-body | No | Axial | 80 | 120 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 600 |
| Diagnostic CT | Thoraco-abdominal | Yes | Axial | 210 | 120 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 350 × 459 |
| MR sequence | Region | Contrast agent | Orientation | TR (ms) | TE (ms) | Matrix size | Slice thickness (mm) | FOV (mm) |
| EPI-DWI | Whole-body | No | Axial | 11,900 | 86 | 192 × 144 | 5.0 | 380 × 285 |
| T2w HASTE | Whole-body | No | Axial | 1500 | 117 | 320 × 259 | 7.0 | 450 × 366 |
| T1w fs VIBE | Whole-body | Yes | Axial | 4.08 | 1.51 | 512 × 307 | 3.5 | 400 × 300 |