Table 1:

MR imaging protocol

No.SequenceOrientationSection Thickness (mm)Pixel Size(mm × mm)Contrast Agent Flow RateaTR/TE (ms)Acquisition Time (min:s)
1DWITransverse61.1 × 1.1None4300/1071:06
2FLAIRTransverse61.1 × 0.9None8390/1211:25
33D TOFTransverse10.9 × 0.9None36/7.053:05
4T2*w GRETransverse61.1 × 0.9None800/25.71:14
5PWITransverse62.0 × 1.70.1 mmol/kg2090/491:19
5 mL/s
6Neck MRACoronal11.4 × 0.90.1 mmol/kg3.27/1.170:49
2 mL/s
7T1w postcontrastTransverse61.2 × 0.9Postcontrast635/171:37
  • Note:—TOF indicates time-of-flight angiography (intracranial circulation);T2w, T2-weighted; T2*w GRE, T2*-weighted gradient-echo; T1w, T1-weighted.

  • a Contrast dosage is given in millimole per kilogram of body weight.