Parameter | T2-SSFSE | T2-FSE | T1-FSPGR | T1-3D-GRE |
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Imaging plane | Coronal | Transverse | Transverse | Transverse |
Repetition time/echo time (ms) | 1,119/88 | 9,474/89 | 135/4.7 and 2.2 | 3.1/1.4 |
Inversion recovery time (ms) | NA | NA | NA | 7 |
Flip angle (degrees) | NA | 90 | 60 | 15 |
Matrix size | 384 × 224 | 256 × 224 | 224 × 192 | 384 × 256 |
Section thickness (mm) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Intersection gap (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | None |
Overlap (mm) | None | None | None | 2 |
No. of signals acquired | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0.73 |
Parallel imaging acceleration factor | NA | NA | NA | 2 |
Receiver bandwidth (kHz) | 62.5 | 50 | 50 | 83.3 |
SSFSE = single-shot fast spin-echo; FSE = fast spin-echo; FSPGR = fast spoiled gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady state; GRE = gradient-echo; NA = not applicable.