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Table 1 MRI sequences parameters used for integrated PET/MRI

From: Baseline and interim [18F]FDG-PET/MRI to assess treatment response and survival in patients with M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated by curative-intent therapy

 

Region

Sequence

TR

TE

ST

FOV

VS

T

Pre contrast

Whole body

COR_T1 FastView

2.56

1.44

5

480

5.0 × 5.0 × 5.0

00:26

 

Whole body

TRA_T2 HASTE

1000

84

6

380

0.6 × 0.6 × 6.0

02:24

 

Whole body

SAG_T2 STIR

3400

57

4

264

1.0 × 1.0 × 4.0

06:12

 

Whole body

TRA_DWI (b = 50, 1000)

14,800

59

5

380

1.6 × 1.6 × 5.0

05:26

 

Whole body

TRA_ADC

14,800

59

5

380

1.6 × 1.6 × 5.0

 
 

Thorax (Esophagus)

COR_T2 BLADE FS

2000

104

5

300

1.2 × 1.2 × 5.0

03:19

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_T2 BLADE FS

2000

83

5

320

0.5 × 0.5 × 5.0

02:24

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_T1 VIBE

4.41

1.95

3

400

0.7 × 0.7 × 3.0

00:18

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_DWI (b = 50, 1000)

14,800

59

5

380

1.6 × 1.6 × 5.0

02:43

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_ADC

14,800

59

5

380

1.6 × 1.6 × 5.0

 

Post contrast

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_DCE-MRI

3.35

1.17

3

360

1.4 × 1.4 × 3.0

04:32

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

TRA_T1 C + VIBE FS

4.41

1.95

3

400

0.7 × 0.7 × 3.0

00:17

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

COR_T1 C + VIBE FS

3.23

1.16

3

400

0.6 × 0.6 × 3.0

00:17

 

Thorax (Esophagus)

SAG_T1 C + VIBE FS

3.38

1.2

1.5

360

0.6 × 0.6 × 1.5

00:18

 

Whole body

TRA_T1 C + VIBE FS

4.41

1.95

3

400

0.7 × 0.7 × 3.0

01:08

  1. TR = repetition time in ms; TE = echo time in ms; ST = Slice thickness in mm; FOV = field of view in mm; VS = voxel size in mm; T = scanning time in min; TRA = transverse; HASTE = half-Fourier single-shot turbo spine echo; SAG = sagittal; STIR = short tau inversion recovery; DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging; ADC = apparent diffusion coefficient; COR = coronal; BLADE (Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany) = the trade name of a variation of the PROPELLER (Periodically Rotated Overlapping ParallEL Lines with Enhanced Reconstruction) technique; FS = fat saturation; VIBE = volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination; DCE-MRI = dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI