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Table 1 Scan parameters of the considered thoracic MRI sequences

From: Free-breathing 3D Stack of Stars GRE (StarVIBE) sequence for detecting pulmonary nodules in 18F-FDG PET/MRI

Sequence

Orientation

Contrast agent

TA (s)

TE/TR (ms)

Slice thickness (mm)

Matrix size

FOV (mm2)

T2w HASTE

Axial

No

66

99/1.500

7.0

320 × 240

430 × 322

T1w fs VIBE

Axial

Yes

18

1.5/3.6

3

512 × 250

430 × 349

StarVIBE

Axial

Yes

220

1.5/3.2

1.1

520 × 204

360 × 360

  1. T2w HASTE, T2-weighted half Fourier acquisition single shot turbo spin echo; T1w fs VIBE, T1-weighted fat-suppressed volume-interpolated breath-hold examination; StarVIBE, free-breathing 3D Stack of Stars GRE VIBE; TA, acquisition time; TR, repetition time; TE, echo time; FOV, field of view
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