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Table 2 Imaging parameters for MRI sequences used for the combined CMR and WB-MRA protocol

From: Whole body cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging to stratify symptomatic and asymptomatic atherosclerotic burden in patients with isolated cardiovascular disease

 

Location

Sequence

Plane

TR (ms)

TE (ms)

Flip Angle (0)

Pixel size (mm)

Slice thickness (mm)

WB-MRA

Station 1

FLASH

Coronal

2.68

1

19

1.1x1

1.1

WB-MRA

Station 2

FLASH

Coronal

2.6

0.96

16

1.3x1.1

1.3

WB-MRA

Station 3

FLASH

Coronal

3.47

1.21

37

1.5x1

1.4

WB-MRA

Station 4

FLASH

Coronal

2.61

0.96

22

1.2x1.1

1

LVA

Heart LV

TrueFISP

Short axis

3.40

1.48

50-60

1.9x1.4

6

LGE-CMR

Heart LV

PSIR

Short axis

846.4/5.21

1.99

20

1.9x1.4

6

  1. WB-MRA whole body magnetic resonance angiography, LVA left ventricular analysis, LGE-CMR Late gadolinium enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance images, TR repetition time, TE echo time
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