Table 1 Summary of the MRI parameters for T1W, T1-Contrast, T2W and FLAIR sequences.

From: A longitudinal MRI dataset of brain metastases with tumor segmentations, clinical & radiomic data

Sequence

Field Strength

Echo Time (ms)

Repetition Time (ms)

Slice Thickness (mm)

Slice Spacing (mm)

T1W

1.5 T

10.0 (8.7–13.0)

641.0 (490.0–700.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

6.0 (6.0–6.5)

 

3 T

10.0 (2.5–10.0)

593.0 (322–592.9)

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

4.4 (3.3–4.4)

T2W

1.5 T

96.0 (87.0–120.0)

5550.0 (5000.0–5880.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

6.0 (5.8–6.5)

 

3 T

99.0 (98.0–100.0)

4906.2 (4282.3–5530.0)

4.0 (4.0–5.0)

4.8 (4.4–5.2)

T1-Contrast

1.5 T

10.0 (8.7–13.0)

641.0 (455.0–700.0)

5.0

6.0 (6.0–6.5)

 

3 T

12.5 (10.0–15.0)

575.0 (550.0–600.0)

2.3 (0.5–4.0)

4.4 (4.0–4.4)

FLAIR

1.5 T

92.5 (84.0–120.0)

9000.0 (7500.0–9400.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

6.3 (4.3–6.5)

 

3 T

186.4

6400.0

3.8

4.3

3D FLAIR

1.5 T

361.0 (280.0–400.0)

5000.0 (4800.0–5500.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.5–1.0)

 

3 T

288.8 (250.0–300.0)

4800.0 (4000.0–5000.0)

1.1 (0.8–1.2)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

3D T1-Contrast

1.5 T

4.1 (2.8–5.5)

13.5 (7.0–15.0)

2.0

1.0

 

3 T

3.5 (1.5–4.5)

7.6 (5.0–9.0)

1.1 (0.8–1.2)

0.6

  1. Results are presented as median (min – max). Single values indicate MRI parameters that were consistent across all imaging centers.