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Table 1 Parameters for the dedicated T2 flex water, 3D STIR and DWI propeller sequences of this study

From: Assessment of traumatic mandibular nerve using MR neurography sequence: a preliminary study

Parameter

T2 Flex

3D CUBE STIR

DWI Propeller

TR [msec]

2763

1802

6553

TE [msec]

74.4

59.1

77

TI [msec]

N/A

210.0

N/A

Slice thickness [mm]

4.0

2.0

4.0

Intersection gap

2.0

-1.0 (overlapping)

1.5

FOV [cm]

25.0 × 22.5

24.0 × 24.0

25.0 × 25.0

Acquisition matrix

320 × 288

416 × 320

96 × 96

Time of acquisition [mm: ss]

~ 04:00

~ 04:00

~ 09:00

Number of excitations

1.0

1.0

2.5

Pixel bandwidth [Hz]

520.6

437.0

325.5

Flip angle

111

90

110.0

Echo train length

10

46

20

Diffusion B Value [s/mm2]

N/A

N/A

500

  1. TR: repetition time; TE: time to echo; TI: time to inversion; FOV: field of view; STIR: short tau inversion recovery