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Table 2 Scan parameters

From: Findings in whole body MRI and conventional imaging in patients with fever of unknown origin-a retrospective study

Sequence parameters

STIR

EPI-DWI head

EPI-DWI

T1 VIBE CE

T1 VIBE head CE

Echo Time [ms]

105

76

76

2.38

10

Repetition time [ms]

5220

3900

5300

5.46

450**

FoV read [mm]

500

379

459

500

230

FoV phase

100%

100%

100%

68.75%

87.50%

Matrix

512 × 512

192 × 192

192 × 192

320 × 320

256 × 202

In plane resolution [mm2]

0.98 × 0.98

1.97 × 1.97

2.39 × 2.39

1.56 × 1.07

0.90 × 1.0

Slice thickness [mm]

6

4

5

3

5

Orientation

coronal

axial

coronal

axial

axial

Merged stacks

4

1

4

8*

1

Range

head to tow

head

head to tow

skull base to tow

head

Bandwidth [Hz/px]

181

1628

1628

260

90

b-values [s/mm2]

50/400/800

50/400/800

Averages

2

2

3

1

1

  1. CE contrast enhanced
  2. FoV field of view
  3. STIR short tau inversion recovery
  4. VIBE volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination
  5. EPI echoplanar imaging
  6. DWI diffusion weighted imaging
  7. * Dependent on patient height
  8. ** T1 VIBE of the head was performed pre- and post-contrast. The pre-contrast repetition time was 490 ms