Table 2.

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

	1H-MRI coronal 3D-SE	23Na-MRI coronal 3D-GE
TR (ms)	40	40
TE (ms)	15	2.8
DW (µsec)	40	35
FA (deg)	90	90
FOV (cm3)	14 $\times$7 $\times$7	14 $\times$7 $\times$7
Matrix size	256 $\times$128 $\times$64	64 $\times$32 $\times$32
NEX	1	256
Acceleration factor	1	3
Scan time	5 min 36 s	58 min 12 s

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