Table 1 Magnetic resonance imaging acquisition parameters
T2WI TSE | DWI | T1 mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|
TR (ms) | 3200 | 4050 | 3 |
TE (ms) | 101 | 48 | 1.32 |
Field of view (mm2) | 200 × 200 | 300 × 225 | 380 × 308 |
Slice thickness (mm) | 3 | 3 | 4 |
No. of slices | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Acquisition matrix | 320 × 240 | 168 × 126 | 192 × 125 |
Reconstructed voxel size (mm3) | 0.3 × 0.3 × 3.0 | 1.8 × 1.8 × 3.0 | 1.0 × 1.0 × 4.0 |
Parallel imaging factor | 2 | 2 | 2 |
b-values (s/mm2) | NA | 50/800 | NA |
Flip angle (°) | 160 | 180 | 8 |
Bandwidth (Hz/pixel) | 200 | 992 | 1530 |
Averages | 3 | 1 (b = 50 s/mm2) & 2 (b = 800 s/mm2) | 1 |
Acquisition time | 3min20s | 3min28s | 1min32s |