Table 1.

Sequence parameters used for phantom imaging (3D, SE, and GE)

	1H-MRI coronal 3D-SE	1H-MRI axial 3D-SE	23Na-MRI coronal 3D-GE	23Na-MRI axial 3D-GE
TR (ms)	500	500	40	40
TE (ms)	15	15	2.8	2.8
DW (µsec)	40	40	35	70
FA (deg)	90	90	90	90
FOV (cm3)	14 $\times$7 $\times$7	7 $\times$7 $\times$14	14 $\times$7 $\times$7	7 $\times$7 $\times$14
Matrix size	128 $\times$64 $\times$64	64 $\times$64 $\times$64	64 $\times$32 $\times$32	32 $\times$32 $\times$32
NEX	1	1	4	4
Scan time	34 min 13 s	34 min 13 s	2 min 44 s	2 min 44 s

DW, dwell time: FA, flip angle: GE, gradient echo; NEX, number of excitations: SE, spin echo.