Table 3.

Image acquisition protocols for MRI of the hip.

Parameter	Plane/sequence
Coronal		Sagittal	Axial		Oblique
T1-weighted	T2wFS	T2wFS	T1-weighted	T2wFS	T2wFS
FOV (mm)	220	240	200	220–240	220–240	200
TR (ms)	510–624	2.2	2340–3290	489–705	2490–3030	2190
TE (ms)	13	38	38–44	13	38–44	35
Slice thickness (mm)	4.0	4.0	3.0–3.5	4.0–4.5	4.0–4.5	3.5
Interslice gap (cm)	0.3–0.4	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.