Table 1: Summary of the sequences and technical parameters used in the present study.
Protocol Parameters | T1-W | T2-W | Radial T2-W |
TR (ms) | 540 | 2800 | 3400 |
TE (ms) | 10 | 110 | 102 |
Matrix | Sag 384 × 320 | Sag 384 × 320 | Radial 288 × 224 |
Axial 288 × 224 | Axial 288 × 224 | ||
ETL | 4 | 16 | 25 |
Slice Thickness (mm) | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Slice Spacing (mm) | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
Focus Angle | 90º | 90º | 160º |
NEX | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Radial Angle | 0º | 0º | 6º |
Orientation | Axial/sagittal | Axial/sagittal | Radial |
Additional Factors | NPW, SAT, TRF | NPW, SAT, TRF | NPW, SAT, FC, EDR, TRF, ARC, ZIP 512 |
Scan Time | 3:20 min | 3:20 min | 1:20 min |
*Spatial saturation bands (SAT), flow compensation (FC), no phase wrap (NPW), extended dynamic range (EDR), tailored radiofrequency (TRF), auto-calibrating reconstruction (ARC) and zero-interpolation filling (ZIP 512).