MRI parameters for adipose tissue, brain volume and proximal cerebral arterial vessel tortuosity
| Planes | Weighting | FOV | Slices | Slice thickness (mm) | Slice gap (mm) | TE (ms) | TR (ms) | Acquisition time (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue6 | Axial | T1 fast spin echo | 300 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 500 | 360 |
| Brain volume11 | Axial/sagittal | T2 | 220 | 60 | 3 | −1.5 | 160 | 16646/38 662 | 425 |
| Proximal cerebral arterial vessel tortuosity7 | Axial/sagittal | Angiogram | 175 | 100 | 0.6 | 0 | 8.06 | 19 | 329 |