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Table 1 Imaging sequences and acquisition parameters of structural and diffusion MRI

From: Differentiation between high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastases: a comparison of five diffusion-weighted MRI models

Sequence

Slice orientation

TR/TE (ms)

TI (ms)

Slice thickness/gap (mm)

FOV (mm2)

Matrix

Averages

TSE T2W

Axial

4500/96

–

4/0

220 × 220

320 × 240

1

TSE T1W

Axial

2000/9

900

4/0

220 × 220

320 × 240

1

FLASH T1W

Coronal

175/4.73

–

5/1

220 × 220

320 × 208

2

FLASH T1W

Sagittal

150/4.73

–

4/1

220 × 220

320 × 256

2

Diffusion MRI

Axial

6000/109

–

4/0

220 × 220

110 × 110

1

  1. TSE turbo spin echo, T2W T2-weighted, T1W T1-weighted, TR repetition time, TE echo time, TI inversion time, FOV field of view