TABLE 1.
Acquisition parameters for the pulse sequences used to measure image quality with Periodic Image Quality Test (PIQT)
| Imaging sequence | Tx coil | Rx coil | TR/TE (ms) | Acq voxel (mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS‐MESE (two echoes) | Body | Ant/Post | 1000/30/100 | 1.20 × 1.20 × 5.00 |
| MS‐FFE (single echo) | Body | Ant/Post | 200/15 | 1.20 × 1.20 × 5.00 |
| 2D‐MESE (three echoes) | Body | Body | 1000/50/100/150 | 0.98 × 0.98 × 15.00 |
Abbreviations: 2D‐MESE, two‐dimensional multi‐echo spin‐echo; Acq, acquisition; MS‐FFE, multi‐slice fast field‐echo; MS‐MESE, multi‐slice multi‐echo spin‐echo; Tx/Rx, transmit/receive.