Table 1 Overview of MRI sequences and scan parameters

Sequence

RARE

FLASH

MSME

Effective echo time

26 ms

4 ms

8–64 ms with 8 ms increments

Repetition time

500 ms

20 ms

1800 ms

Rare factor

8

-

-

Averages

1

1

2

Number of repetitions

1

20

1

Flip angle

-

30°

-

Frame period

-

60.33 s

-

Matrix

150 × 350 × 128

128 × 256 × 45

192 × 128

Field of view

35 mm × 80 mm × 30 mm

35 mm × 80 mm × 30 mm

42 mm × 30 mm

Slices

-

-

Axial slice orientation

2 intercalated slice packages

8 slices of 1 mm in each package

1 mm slice gap

Respiration-gated

No

No

Yes

Scan time

13.5 min

20.07 min

11.52 min + time for gating