Table 1 Scan protocols of studies.

From: A preclinical CT and MRI Liver Imaging Dataset with Anatomical, Functional and Segmentation Data

Study

Scan protocol(s)

Study mice and number of scans (per protocol)

Hepatocellular carcinoma MRI

- anatomical T2-weighted spin echo (RARE)

- diffusion-weighted imaging (EPI)

N = 7 WT HCC, control antibody IgG1

N = 7 WT HCC, control combination antibodies IgG1 + IgG2b

51 scans

Multiparametric Liver MRI

- anatomical T1-weighted gradient echo (FcFLASH)

- anatomical T2-weighted spin echo (RARE)

- apparent diffusion coefficient mapping (EPI)

MR1

- T1-weighted gradient echo (w/o fat suppression, (FcFLASH))

- T1 relaxometry (pre and post gadoxetic acid (RARE VTR))

- dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (FLASH)

- repetition of anatomical T1-weighted gradient echo (post gadoxetic acid (FcFLASH))

MRI2

- T2 relaxometry (pre and post ferucarbotran (MSME))

- dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI (EPI)

- repetition of anatomical T2-weighted spin echo (post ferucarbotran (RARE))

N = 7 C57BL/6 J + HFD

N = 10 C57BL/6 J + CCl4

N = 7 C57BL/6 J

123 scans

Beta-glucans liver CT

- Ultra-focus fast scan mode

N = 3 C57BL/6J

N = 3 C57BL/6 J + ß-gluc

N = 6 C57BL/6 J + HFD

N = 6 C57BL/6 J + HFD & ß-gluc

18 scans

ICAM-1 CT fat segmentations

- Ultra-focus fast scan mode

N = 3 C57BL/6 J + HFD

N = 4 C57BL/6 J ICAM-1-KO + HFD

7 scans

CT-MRI whole body

- Total body normal scan mode

- Dixon-based T2-weighted fat-water-separated turbo RARE (rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement)

N = 12 Crl:SKH1-Hrhr mice

23 scans

  1. More details on MRI sequence parameters and CT scan parameters can be found in Tables 26. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma, HFD: high-fat diet.