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Table 1 Imaging protocol for MRI and CT

From: Agreement and correlation of abdominal skeletal muscle area measured by CT and MR imaging in cirrhotic patients

 

GE

Siemens

Philips

CT

LAVA-flex

DIXON

mDIXON

Tube voltage (kV)

120

Echo time, TE1 (ms)

1.10

1.23

1.32

TE2 (ms)

2.30

2.46

2.40

Repetition time, TR (ms)

4.40

3.89

3.70

Slice thickness (mm)

4

3

3

5

Field of view, FOV (mm)

380–420

380–420

380–420

300–400

Matrix

288 × 224

288 × 216

252 × 228

512 × 512

Flip angle (°)

15

10

10

  1. TE Echo time, TR Repetition time, FOV Field of view