Table 1.

MRI sequence details

Sequence plane	Parameters
STIR coronal	FOV = 160 × 140, Matrix = 232 × 147, NEX = 3, slice thickness = 3 mm, gap = 0,3 mm, TR = 2500 ms, TE = 60 ms, TI = 140 ms
T1 TSE coronal	FOV = 260 × 140, Matrix = 520 × 220, NEX = 3, slice thickness = 3 mm, gap = 0,3 mm, TR = 566 ms, TE = 10 ms, flip angle = 90°
T1 TSE sagittal	FOV = 260 × 110, Matrix = 520 × 170, NEX = 3, slice thickness = 3 mm, gap = 0,3 mm, TR = 566 ms, TE = 10 ms, flip angle = 90°
STIR axial	FOV = 100 × 138, Matrix = 124 × 132, NEX = 2, slice thickness = 4 mm, gap = 0,4 mm, TR = 3684 ms, TE = 60 ms, TI = 140 ms
T2 TSE axial	FOV = 100 × 140, Matrix = 200 × 190, NEX = 3, slice thickness = 4 mm, gap = 0,4 mm, TR = 2760 ms, TE = 90 ms, flip angle = 90°
T2 GRE coronal	FOV = 260 × 160, Matrix = 520 × 257, NEX = 1, slice thickness = 3 mm, gap = 0,3 mm, TR = 450 ms, TE = 12 ms, flip angle = 90°

FOV field of view; NEX number of excitations; SE spin echo, TR repetition time; TE echo time; TI inversion time; T1 TSE T1-weighted turbo spin echo; STIR short tau inversion recovery; T2 GRE T2-weighted gradient echo