07 November 2020 : Clinical Research
High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Middle Cerebral Artery: Comparison of 3D CUBE T1-Weighted Sequence with and without Fat Suppression
Yejun Wu1ABCDE, Fangbing Li1CDF, Yilin Wang2CDF, Tianxiang Hu2BC, Liang Xiao2G*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928931
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e928931
Table 1 Vessel wall imaging protocol with a GE Discovery 3.0T MRI scanner.
| Parameter | 3D TOF MRA | 3D CUBE T1 with FS | 3D CUBE T1 without FS |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR (ms) | min | 1140.0 | 1140.0 |
| TE (ms) | min | min | min |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| FOV (cm) | 22.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| NEX | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bandwidth | 31.25 | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| Locs per slab | 32 | 60 | 60 |
| Matrix size | 320×256 | 320×288 | 320×288 |
| Scan duration (minutes) | 3: 57 | 3: 50 | 3: 50 |
| Locs per slab, total number of locations (slices) generated from a slab; 3D – three dimensional; TR – repetition time; TE – echo time; SNR – signal-to-noise-ratio; FOV – field of view; NEX – number of excitations; TOF – time of flight; MRA – magnetic resonance angiography; FS – fat suppression. | |||