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Table 1 MRI protocols for rectal cancer

From: Association between high-resolution MRI-detected extramural vascular invasion and tumour microcirculation estimated by dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in rectal cancer: preliminary results

Protocols

TR/TE (ms)

Slice thickness (mm)

Distance factor (%)

Slices

Flip angle (°)

Base resolution

Phase resolution (%)

FOV (mm)

Voxel size (mm)

Time acquisition

Sagittal T2WI

3000/87

3.0

0

19

150

320

80

180

0.7 × 0.6 × 3.0

2 min 30 s

Coronal T2WI

4000/77

3.0

0

25

137

384

80

220

0.7 × 0.6 × 3.0

2 min 52 s

Oblique axial T2WI

3000/84

3.0

0

24

150

320

100

180

0.6 × 0.6 × 3.0

3 min 18 s

Oblique axial T1 mapping

5.08/1.74

3.6

20

20

2 and 14

192

72

260

1.9 × 1.4 × 3.6

2 min 29 s

Oblique axial DCE-MRI

4.83/1.87

3.6

20

20

12

192

69

260

2.0 × 1.4 × 3.6

5 min 24 s

  1. TR repetition time, TE echo time, FOV field of view, T2WI T2-weighted imaging, DCE-MRI dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging