Table 1:

Specification of DWI sequences obtained at each MRI system

IIIIIIIVV
ManufacturerSiemensSiemensGESiemensPhilips
ModelAvantoSonataSigna HDxtAeraAchieva
CenterAmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdamLeuvenLeuven
Field strength1.5T1.5T1.5T1.5T3T
Conventional T2+++++
EPI-DWI-2b+++oo
EPI-DWI-6b++–++
TSE-DWI-2b+++––

  • Note:—Amsterdam indicates VU University Medical Center; Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven; +, sequence performed; –, sequence not performed, not available; o, data extracted from 6b.