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Table 1 MRI protocols

From: Magnetic resonance imaging R2* sequences can better detect microstructural cartilage changes than T2 mapping in cynomolgus monkeys with limited knee kinematics: preliminary imaging findings

Sequence

R2*

T2 mapping

Pulse sequence

IDEAL-IQ

TSE

Repetition time (ms)

12.5

1200

Echo time (ms)

3.7

7.1, 14.1, 21.2, 28.2, 35.3, 42.4, 49.4, 56.5

Field of view (mm)

28 × 28

14 × 14

Pixel bandwidth (hz)

1388.9

651

Voxel size (mm)

1.8 × 1.8

0.7 × 0.7

Slice thickness (mm)

3.3

3

Interslice gap (mm)

0

0.3

Number of slices

8

14

Acquisition time (min)

00:26

08:24

  1. IDEAL-IQ Iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetrical and least-squares estimation quantitation, TSE Turbo spin echo, ms millisecond, mm millimeter, hz Hertz
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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