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Table 1 Acquisition parameters for T2WI, DCE-MRI, and DWI sequences

From: Quantitative characterization of breast lesions and normal fibroglandular tissue using compartmentalized diffusion-weighted model: comparison of intravoxel incoherent motion and restriction spectrum imaging

Parameters

T2WI

DCE-MRI

DWI

Repetition time (msec)

2500

3.59

2000

Echo time (msec)

92

1.51

61.5

Flip angle (°)

90

10

90

Field of view (mm2)

320 × 320

300 × 300

320 × 160

Matrix

320 × 272

176 × 176

192 × 192

Slice thickness (mm)

4

2

5

Pixel bandwidth (Hz/Px)

220

660

1500

Temporal resolution (sec/phase)

N/A

11.55

N/A

b-values (sec/mm2)

N/A

N/A

0, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000

Gradient directions

N/A

N/A

3

Phase-encoding (PE) direction

Right-Left (R/L)

Right-Left (R/L)

Anterior-Posterior (A/P)

Acquisition time (sec)

145

462

330

  1. Note: T2WI, T2-weighted imaging; DCE-MRI, dynamic contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging; DWI, diffusion weighted imaging; N/A, not available