Table 1 Parameters of the MRI protocol, using two 3-T scanners
Sequence | Parameters | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TR (ms) | TE (ms) | Flip angle (degrees) | Field of view (cm) | Matrix | Slice thickness (mm) | Interslice gap (mm) | Number of excitations | b values (s/mm2) | |
T2WI | 4,690 | 119 | 90 | 22−36 | 400 × 256−320 | 3 | 0−0.6 | 2−3 | – |
DWI | 2,500−5,300 | 61 | 90 | 22−36 | 128 × 128 | 3 | 0−0.6 | 4−8 | 0–800-1,000 |
DCE | 3.8 | 1.2 | 15 | 22−36 | 192 × 192 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |