Table 1.
MRI pulse sequence protocol.
| Sequence | TR (ms) | TE (ms) | Flip angle | ETL | NEX/NSA | Matrix | FOV (cm) | Slice thickness (mm) | Interslice gap (mm) | Bandwidth (kHz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronal inversion recovery (wide FOV) | 4000 | 17 | 180 | 7 | 2 | 256 × 192 | 34 | 5.0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Axial PD (wide FOV) | 4000 | 30 | 180 | 7 | 2 | 512 × 256 | 36 | 5.0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Axial oblique PD | 4000 | 30 | 180 | 7 | 2 | 512 × 320 | 20 | 3.0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Coronal oblique PD | 4000 | 34 | 180 | 7 | 2 | 512 × 352 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Coronal oblique inversion recovery (small FOV) | 4000 | 17 | 180 | 7 | 2 | 256 × 192 | 22 | 3.0 | 0 | 31.25 |
MRI magnetic resonance imaging, TR repetition time, TE echo time, ETL echo train length, NEX number of excitations, NSA number of signal averages, FOV field of view, PD proton density.