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Table 1 MRI protocol

From: Tissue stiffness in BPH patients from magnetic resonance elastography

Sequence

TR

TE

FA

Thickness/gap

FOV

Matrix

NEX

Coronal T2W GRE

2.8

1.41

60

6/-3

360*360 (Entire pelvis)

232*228

1

Sagittal T2W

3360

100

 

3/0

170*170 (Entire prostate gland)

284*233

1

Coronal T2W

2500

100

 

3/0

180*180 (Entire prostate gland)

256*239

1

Axial T2W

3561

100

 

3/0

160*160 (Entire prostate gland)

268*217

2

Axial T2FS

4000

75

 

3/0

160*160 (Entire prostate gland)

268*235

2

Axial T1W

587

10

 

3/0

160*160 (Entire prostate gland)

268*225

1

Axial DWI and ADC map using b-value of 0, 800, 1000 and 1500 s/mm2

4472

68

 

3/0

180*180 (Entire prostate gland)

92*101

4

Axial T1W

654

10

 

6/1

360*360 (Entire pelvis)

360*239

1

Axial T2W

2651

110

 

6/1

360*360 (Entire pelvis)

300*300

1

DCE in axial plane with a temporal resolution of 8 s

4.9

1.95/3.3

10

3

180*200 (Entire prostate gland)

144*160

1

T1FS post Gd on axial plane

572

8

 

3/0

360*320 (Entire pelvis)

276*207

1

T1FS post Gd on coronal plane

600

10

 

3/0

180*180 (Entire prostate gland)

256*198

1

T1FS post Gd on sagittal plane

772

16

 

3/0

170*170 (Entire prostate gland)

256*177

2