Table 5 MRI scanning parameters.

From: Comparison of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging sequences with laboratory parameters for prognosticating renal function in chronic kidney disease

 

BOLD

T1 map

FAIR-ASL

T1W DIXON

DTI

Sequence

2D GE

2D GE

2D GE

3D GE

2D SE

Fast imaging

EPI

EPI

EPI

–

EPI

Echoes

12

1

1

2

1

TE1; DTE (ms)

4.92; D2.46

26

1.32

2.46; D1.23

70

TR (ms)

175

15

2000

5.35

1100

FA (°)

50

4, 21

70

10

–

Half scan

–

–

–

–

0.8

Orientation

Oblique

Oblique

Oblique

Coronal

Coronal

Slices

5

7

1

48

15

Voxel size (mm)

1.4 × 1.4 × 5.0

1.3 × 1.3 × 3.0

1.1 × 1.1 × 5.0

1.1 × 1.1 × 3.0

1.4 × 1.4 × 3.0

FOV (mm)

360 × 360 × 27

360 × 360 × 144

244 × 244 × 34

360 × 360 × 144

360 × 360 × 45

Recon matrix

256

256

256

320

128

Parallel imaging; SENSE factor

3

3

1.5

3

2

Respiratory compensation

Breath hold

Breath hold

Synchronized breathing

Breath hold

Free breathing

Remarks

 

3D FLASH

TI = 1300

DIXON recon of water, in, and out

b-values: 0, 200, 400, 600

  1. BOLD blood oxygenation level dependent, FAIR-ASL flow attenuated inversion recovery arterial spin labelling, T1W T1 weighted, DTI diffusion tensor imaging, GE spoiled gradient echo, SE spin-echo, EPI echo planar imaging, TE echo time, TR repetition time, FA flip angle, FOV field of view, TI inversion time, recon reconstruction.
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