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. 2021 May 28;31(12):9436–9445. doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08062-x

Table 1.

3D dual-echo steady-state (DESS) imaging parameters for 3 T and 7 T. TE echo time, TR repetition time

Parameters 3 T 7 T
TR/TE (ms) 10.2/3.9 8/2.4
Excitation flip angle (degrees) 25 20
Field of view (mm) (readout/phase/slab direction) 160/160/111 160/160/128
Encoded voxel dimensions (mm) 0.63 × 0.63 × 0.63 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.50
Readout bandwidth (Hz/pixel) 455 695
Acquisition time (min:s) 07:38 07:42
Parallel-imaging acceleration factor 2 2
Acquisition orientation Sagittal Sagittal