Table 3 MRI datasets and acquisition parameters by institution.

From: Attention-guided deep learning for gestational age prediction using fetal brain MRI

 

Institution

Stanford

CHLA

CCHMC

SJH

TTRH

No. of subjects

741

156

64

25

189

Median GA (range), wks

30.6 (19–39)

30.6 (20–40)

24.6 (16–39)

28.7 (19–36)

26.1 (18–40)

Field strength

1.5 T, 3 T

1.5 T, 3 T

1.5 T

1.5 T, 3 T

1.5 T

Manufacturer and Scanner

GE Discovery 750 W, Optima 450 W, Signa HDxt & Excite

Philips Ingenia & Achieva

GE Signa HDxt Philips Ingenia

GE Signa HDxt & Excite

Siemens Magnetom Aero & Avanto

Sequence

ssFSE

ssTSE

ssFSE, ssTSE, bTFE, FIESTA

ssFSE, FIESTA

HASTE, TRUFI

Repetition time, ms

600–6,000

750–2625

12,500–15,000

3–5

4000

4.6–4.9

1,300–2,300

3.6–5.0

1200–1700

Echo time, ms

67–420

70–120

90–120

1.5–2.3

80–120

1.9–2.1

78–93

1.4–2.0

104–198

Flip angle

90°

90°

75°–110°

75°, 90°

62°–180°

Field of view, mm

180 × 180–440 × 440

160 × 160–450 × 450

240 × 240–380 × 380

240 × 240–340 × 340

129 × 187–380 × 380

In-plane resolution

0.35 × 0.35–1.57 × 1.57

0.48 × 0.48–1.28 × 1.28

0.55 × 0.55–1.37 × 1.37

0.46 × 0.46–0.67 × 0.67

0.37 × 0.37–1.66 × 1.66

Median no. of slices (range)

23 (7–48)

44 (20–100)

20 (5–53)

22 (14–47)

26 (10–84)

Median slice thickness (range), mm

4 (2–5)

3 (2.5–5.5)

4 (3–6)

4 (4–5)

4 (3–5)

  1. ssFSE single-shot fast spin-echo, ssTSE single-shot turbo spin-echo, bTFE balanced turbo field echo, FIESTA fast imaging employing steady state acquisition, HASTE half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo, TRUFI true fast imaging with steady-state free precession.