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Table 1 Imaging parameters

From: MRI signal intensity of anterior cruciate ligament graft after transtibial versus anteromedial portal technique (TRANSIG): design of a randomized controlled clinical trial

 

Current knee MRI protocol

Additional MRI protocol

 

PDWI

PDWI SPAIR

T2*WI

TR (ms)

1800

3310

500

TE (ms)

200

20

18

Slice thickness (mm)

3.0

3.0

4.0

Intersection gap (mm)

0.3

0.3

1.0

FOV (cm)

15

15

15

  1. PDWI proton density weighted imaging, SPAIR SPectral Attenuated Inversion Recovery, T2*WI T2*-weighted imaging, TR repetition time, TE echo time, FOV field of view