Table 2 Imaging parameters of BTI, MPRAGE and CE-MRV in the patient study

Repetition time, ms

650

1500

2.8

Echo time, ms

9.8

1.7

1.6

Flip angle

variable

18

18

Fat suppression

fat saturation

water excitation

fat saturation

GRAPPA in the phase-encoding direction

2

off

3

Turbo factor

40

288

NA

Slice Partial Fourier

6/8

off

6/8

Phase Partial Fourier

off

off

6/8

Bandwidth, Hz/Pixel

710

685

685

True resolution, mm³

1.1 × 1.1 × (1.1–1.3)

1.3 × 1.3 × 1.3

1.1 × 1.1 × 1.2

Reconstructed resolution, mm³

0.55 × 0.55 × (0.55/0.65)

0.65 × 0.65 × 0.65

0.55 × 0.55 × 0.60

Field of view, mm²

352 × 352

340 × 340

400 × 400

Partition

208–256

288

192

Scan time per sequence

3 min 23 s–4 min 49 s

6 min 23 s

27 s

Inversion time, ms

NA

400

NA