Table 2 Image quality evaluation
From: 7-T clinical MRI of the shoulder in patients with suspected lesions of the rotator cuff
Sequence type | Artifacts (score 1–5) | B1+ inhomogeneities (score 1–3) | Assessability (score 1–4) |
|---|---|---|---|
PD fat-sat TSE axial | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.1 |
PD fat-sat TSE coronal | 4.0 ± 0.0 | 2.3 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 0.1 |
PD TSE sagittal | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.1 |
PD TSE coronal | 3.4 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 3.6 ± 0.4 |
STIR coronal | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 0.2 |
T1 GRE coronal | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.2 |
T1 GRE coronal | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.1 |
T1 TSE coronal | 3.3 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 3.2 ± 0.3 |
DESS three-dimensional | 4.0 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.2 |
MEDIC coronal | 2.3 ± 1.2 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.5 |