Table 1 MRI sequences for the late follow-up imaging.

From: Prevalence of acute neurological complications and pathological neuroimaging findings in critically ill COVID-19 patients with and without VV-ECMO treatment

Sequence

Plane

Slice thickness (mm)

Pixel spacing

TR; TE; Number of Averages

Comment

T2W TSE

Axial

5

0.53

4980; 92; 3

 

FLAIR

Axial

4

0.69

8500; 81; 1

 

SWI

Axial

12

0.86

27; 20; 1

 

T2*W

Axial

5

0.43

631; 19.9; 1

 

DWI/ADC

Axial

5

0.57

3800; 95; 3

b-values 0, 500, 1000

DWI/ADC

Coronal

5

0.57

3900; 112; 2

b-values 0, 500, 1000

Arterial TOF-MRA

Axial

0.5

0.26

21; 3,42; 1

 

3D FLAIR

Sagittal

0.9

0.45

5000; 387; 1

Optional

  1. T2W T2-weighted, FSE fast spin echo, TSE turbo spin echo, FLAIR fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, SWI susceptibility weighted imaging, DWI diffusion-weighted imaging, ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, TOF-MRA time-of-flight MR-angiography.
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