Table 1 Scan parameters
FOV (AP × RL × FH) (mm3) | Resolution (AP × RL × FH) (mm3) | SENSE | Fat suppression | Scan mode | Echo train length | TR / TEa (ms) | Total scan duration | |
DW-EPI | 256 × 256 × 99 | 2.3 × 2.3 × 3 | 2 (RL) | SPAIR | Multislice 2D | 55 | 5469 / 66 | 3 min 33 s |
DPsti-TSE | 256 × 264 × 99 | 2.3 × 2.3 × 3 | 2 × 1.4(RL × FH) | SPAIR | 3D | 50 | 2500 / 18 | 6 min 55 s |
T2W | 200 × 281 × 126 | 0.7 × 0.7 × 3 | none | none | Multislice 2D | 30 | 5953 / 120 | 5 min 33 s |
Profile order | Half scan | Diffusion mixing time (ms) | M1 nulled diffusion gradient | b value (s/mm2) | Diffusion direction | Average | ||
DW-EPI | Linear | 0.618 | 59 | No | 200, 1000 | Orthogonal | 4 (b = 200 s/mm2) | |
8 (b = 1000 s/mm2) | ||||||||
DPsti-TSE | Low-high; Turbo Z | 0.8 × 0.9 (RL × FH) | 62 | Yes | 200, 1000 | [1, 1, 1] | 2 (b = 200 s/mm2) | |
8 (b = 1000 s/mm2) | ||||||||
T2W | Linear | None | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | |