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Table 1 Detailed parameters of the two-point Dixon sequence in the CS-WBMRA protocol

From: Subtractionless compressed-sensing-accelerated whole-body MR angiography using two-point Dixon fat suppression with single-pass half-reduced contrast dose: feasibility study and initial experience

Parameter

Station I

Station II

Station III

Station IV

Station V

Repetition time (TR, ms)

4.0

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.5

First/second echo time (TE1/TE2, ms)

1.38/2.50

1.48/2.60

1.32/2.40

1.46/2.70

1.55/2.90

Flip angle (FA, °)

20

20

20

20

20

Field of view (FOV, mm2)

450 × 450

450 × 450

450 × 450

450 × 450

450 × 450

Voxel size (mm3)

1.1 × 1.2 × 1.2

1.2 × 1.2 × 1.5

1.2 × 1.2 × 1.5

1.0 × 1.0 × 1.0

0.9 × 0.9 × 1.0

Slice number

130

125

125

130

110

Compressed sensing factor

10

10

10

10

8

Bandwidth (Hz)

1225.5

1329.8

1329.8

1106.2

1000

k-space filling mode

Reverse centric

Centric

Centric

Centric

Centric

Half scan

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

Need for breath-hold

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Acquisition time (s)

9.8

11.7

10.8

12.5

15.6

  1. CS-WBMRA, compressed sensing whole body MR angiography