Table 1 Summary of the MRI protocol.

From: Time series analysis of ex-vivo ischemia-reperfused heart using Q-space imaging

Modality

T1WI

QSI

Sequence

FLASH

PGSE

Scan time

18 m 0 s

10 h 47 m 1 s

TR [ms]

4.29

TE [ms]

4.29

23.84

Average

4

1

Pixel resolution [μm]

80 * 80

200 * 200

Matrix size [μm]

125 * 125

50 * 50

Slice thickness [μm]

400

Other diffusion information

Diffusion direction

12 directions for every b-value

Δ/δ [ms]

12/6

b-value [s/mm2]

0, 54, 210, 493, 877, 1371, 1975, 2688, 3511, 4500

q-value [cm−1]

0, 7.3, 14.5, 22.2, 29.6, 37.0, 44.4, 51.8, 59.3, 67.1

  1. FLASH, fast low angle shot; PSGE, pulsed gradient spin echo; QSI, q-space imaging; T1WI: T1-weight imaging; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.
  2. Δ: time between the two leading edges of the diffusion gradient, δ: gradient length.
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