Table 1.
Parameters | TR (msec) | TE (msec) | BW (Hz/pixel) | FOV (mm) | Matrix | Slice thickness (mm) | NEX | Flip angle (°) | Contrast agents used |
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Respiratory-triggered FS T2WI | 3529 | 80.3 | 83.33 | 36 | 320 × 320 | 6.0 | 2 | 110 | 15 ml of gadodiamide (Omniscan, GE Healthcare) in 161 patients |
Breath-hold axial LAVA-flex T1WI | 2.7 | 1.3 | 142.86 | 40 | 512 × 512 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 12 | 10 ml of gadoxetic acid disodium (Primovist; Bayer-Global) in 47 patients |
Breath-hold VIBE T1WI | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1040 | 40 | 320 × 167 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9 |
TR repetition time, TE echo time, BW bandwidth, FOV field of view, NEX number of excitations, FS fat saturated, LAVA Liver Imaging with Volume Acceleration-flexible