MR imaging parameters for conventional and advanced sequences
| Sequences | Parameters |
|---|---|
| 3D turbo field-echo T1-weighted | Sagittal acquisition; TR/TE = 8.1, 3.7 ms; section thickness = 1-mm isovoxel; matrix = 256 × 256 |
| Turbo spin-echo T2-weighted | Axial acquisition; TR/TE = 3000/80 ms; section thickness = 3 mm; matrix = 420 × 272 |
| FLAIR | Axial acquisition; TR/TE = 11,000/125 ms; matrix = 320 × 200 ms; TI = 2800 ms |
| T2*-weighted fast-field echo | Axial acquisition; TR/TE = 1061/16 ms; matrix = 232 × 141 |
| SWI | Axial acquisition; TR/TE = 31/7.2 ms; Δ TE = 6.2 ms; matrix = 288 × 235 |
| DTI | Single-shot spin-echo echo-planar imaging; TR/TE = 6502/70 ms; matrix = 112 × 110; b-values = 0–800 mm2/s; 32 diffusion-sensitive directions |
| BOLD functional imaging | T2*-weighted echo-planar; TR/TE = 2000/35 ms; matrix = 96 × 96; flip angle = 90°; section thickness = 3 mm |