Table 2.

Image acquisition protocols for MRI of the shoulder.

Parameter	Plane/sequence
	Coronal		Sagittal		Axial
	Proton density	T2wFS	T1-weighted	T2wFS	T2wFS
FOV (mm)	150–160	150–160	150–160	150–160	150–160
TR (ms)	2150–2900	2200–3000	340–740	2900–5900	2900–4300
TE (ms)	30–40	40–50	9–12	40–50	38–45
Slice thickness (mm)	3.0–3.5	3.0–3.5	3.0–3.5	3.0–3.5	3.0–3.5
Interslice gap (cm)	0.3–0.4	0.3–0.4	0.3–0.4	0.3–0.4	0.3–3.5

FOV, field of view; TR, repetition time; TE, echo time.