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Table 2 MRI parameters

From: Assessment of postpartum haemorrhage for placenta accreta: Is measurement of myometrium thickness and dark intraplacental bands using MRI helpful?

Parameter sequences

FIESTA

SSFSE T2WI

LAVA

TR/TE (ms)

3.6/1.6

1800/81

3.9/1.8

matrix size

224 × 256

288 × 192

288 × 200

Slice thickness (mm)

5–7

5–6

2.5

Slice gap (mm)

1

1

0.5

FOV (mm2)

400 × 400

380 × 380–400 × 400

400 × 400

  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, FIESTA fast imaging employing steady state acquisition, SSFSE: T2WI single-shot fast spin-echo T2-weighted imaging, LAVA liver acquisition with volume acceleration, TR repetition time, TE echo time, FOV field of view