Table 1:

MR imaging data included in this study

Vendor/System (Magnetic Field)SequenceNo.TE (Milliseconds [SD])TR (Milliseconds [SD])Spacing (mm [SD])
GE Healthcare
 Discovery MR450 (1.5T)FRFSE40121.7 [SD, 2.3]9946.5 [SD, 1984.5]3.8 [SD, 0.8]
 Signa (1.5T)FIESTA101.7 [SD, 0.09]3.9 [SD, 0.2]4.6 [SD, 0.9]
SS-FSE3111.7 [SD, 0.6]2517.4 [SD, 835.9]3.9 [SD, 0.65
Siemens
 Magnetom Aera (1.5T)HASTE494 [SD, 0]1200 [SD, 0]3.05 [SD, 0.7]
 Magnetom Prisma (3T)HASTE296 [SD, 16.9]2000 [SD, 0]3.3 [SD, 1.8]
TRUFI42.5 [SD, 0.01]4.9 [SD, 0.02]3.15 [SD, 0.3]
 Skyra (3T)HASTE3192.4 [SD, 21.7]1839.1 [SD, 325.1]3.5 [SD, 0.6]
TRUFI72.5 [SD, 0.04]4.9 [SD, 0.08]3.9 [SD, 0.7]
 Magnetom Vida (3T)TRUFI12.5 [SD, 0]4.9 [SD, 0]3 [SD, 0]
  • Note:—SS-FSE indicates single-shot, fast spin-echo; TRUFI, true fast imaging with steady-state free precession; FRFSE, fast recovery fast spin echo; HASTE, Half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo.