Table 4 MRI acquisition parameters of the PLUS protocol
Sequence | Parameters | In-plane resolution | Slices | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TR (ms) | TE (ms) | Tl (ms) | FA | Matrix | FOV (mm × mm) | Reconstructed (mm × mm) | n | Thickness (mm) | Gap (mm) | Orientation | |
T1-weighted 3D TFE | 7.6 | 3.5 | 9° | 256 × 255 | 256 × 256 | 512 × 512 | 320 | 1 | 0 | Sagittal | |
T2-weighted 2D | 3,000 | 80 | 90° | 292 × 190 | 240 × 200 | 512 × 426 | 75 | 2 | 0.2 | Transverse | |
FLAIR 3D | 8,000 | 332 | 2,400 | Variable | 228 × 226 | 250 × 250 | 576 × 576 | 300 | 0.6 | 0 | Sagittal |
3D multiecho FFE | 54 | 5.2/11.6/18.0/24.4/30.8/37.2/43.6 | 20° | 240 × 187 | 240 × 188 | 512 × 400 | 60 | 2 | 0 | Transverse | |