Table 1 MRI parameters’ description

Sequence

Fast spin echo

Spin echo EPI

TR (ms)

5500

3200

TE (ms)

104

90

Flip angle

150°

FOV (mm²)

180 × 180

300 × 300

Matrix

256 × 256

128 × 128

Voxel size (mm³)

0.8 × 0.8 × 3

2.3 × 2.3 × 4

Slice thickness (mm)

3

4

Gap (mm)

0.3

0.3

Spectral suppression

No

Yes

b-values

-

0/400/800

NEX

1

2

TA (min:sec)

4:09

2:40