Comparison of diffusion kurtosis imaging versus diffusion weighted imaging in predicting the recurrence of early stage single nodules of hepatocellular carcinoma treated by radiofrequency ablation

Table 2 Protocols of MR sequences

	axial T1WI	axial STIR- T2WI	axial contrast-enhanced imaging (THRIVE)	axial DWI	axial DKI
TR/TE (ms)	206/3.83	3500/87	6.75/2.39	4800/64	3300/88
Flip angle	65°	150°	10°	90	90°
Field of view (mm²)	380 × 380	380 × 380	380 × 380	380 × 380	380 × 420
Slicethickness (mm)	6	6	6	6	5
Slice interval (mm)	2	2	2	2	1.5
Number of slices	26	26	72	26	26
NEX	1	3	1	4	3
b values (s/mm²)				0,800	1800,1500,2000

Note- NEX number of excitations, SPIR spectral fat saturation inversion recovery, THRIVE three-dimensionalT1WI fast field-echo high-resolution isotropic volume examination

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