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Table 1 Imaging parameters of volumetric sequences.

From: Parallel imaging: is GRAPPA a useful acquisition tool for MR imaging intended for volumetric brain analysis?

Sequence name

MPRAGE

MPRAGE

SPACE

Orientation

Sagittal

Sagittal

Sagittal

TR (ms)

2400

2400

3200

TE (ms)

3.44

3.44

434

TI (ms)

1000

1000

-

Flip angle (degrees)

8

8

Variable T2W

Slice width (mm)

1.3

1.3

1.3

No. Slices per slab

128

128

128

Slice separation (%)

50

50

 

TF

-

-

107

Matrix (PE, FE)

192 × 192

192 × 192

192 × 192

FOV (mm)

250

250

250

Phase encoding direction

Anterior-posterior

Anterior-posterior

Anterior-posterior

Bandwidth (Hz/Px)

150

150

704

iPAT

2

4

2

Total scan time (min:s)

4:21

2:40

3:22

  1. The key imaging parameters are shown for the MPRAGE with iPAT acceleration factors 2 and 4 as well as the SPACE sequence.