Table 1.

Parameters of DCE MRI acquisition protocol.

	Center 1	Center 2
Vendor	GE	Siemens
Model	Discovery 750	Skyra
Field strength	3.0T	3.0T
Basic sequence	LAVA	VIBE
DCE protocol
Pre-contrast FA	4°, 8°, 11°	3°, 5°, 8°
Post-contrast FA	11°	8°
TE (msec)	1.2	1.2
TR (msec)	3.3	2.4
FOV (mm2)	360×360	380×285
Matrix	256×256	224×134
Slice thickness (mm)	5	5
Number of slices	6	20
Pre-contrast phases	10	10
Post-contrast phases	180	180
Temporal resolution (sec)	2.0	2.0

LAVA, liver acquisition with volume acquisition.

VIBE, volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination.