Table 2

Parameters for the MRI sequences

SequenceTR (ms)TE (ms)FOV (mm)Voxel size (mm)Flip angle (deg)AverageTA min:s
Spinal cord
3D-T1-MPRAGE23003.43250×2501.0×1.0 × 0.8915:21
3D-T2-SPACE1500135250×2500.4×0.4 × 0.81401.45:54
2D-T22500114180×1800.4×0.4 × 4.016021:42
2D-PD-T2250023180×1800.4×0.4 × 4.016021:42
2D-T2*-MEDIC55517180×1800.4×0.4 × 4.03024:30
T1 MAPPING4.961.84200×2001.0×1.0 × 0.9213:34
DTI510099129×1291.0×1.0 × 4.012 (b=0)
3 (b=800)
6:24
REST-BOLD200044112×1121.1×1.1 × 4.08018:28
Brain
3D-T1-MPRAGE23002.32240×2400.9×0.9 × 0.9815:21
2D-T26000125220×2200.6×0.6 × 5.09011:12
2D-FLAIR850081220×2200.7×0.7 × 3.015012:16
2D-SWI2720240×2400.9×0.9 × 2.015012:15
DTI11 70096232×2322.0×2.0 × 2.03 (b=0)
1 (b=1000)
7:03
REST-BOLD300030240×2403.0×3.0 × 3.490110:26
  • BOLD, blood oxygen-level dependent; DTI, diffusion tensor imaging; FLAIR, fluid attenuation inversion recovery; FOV, field of view,3D-T1-MPRAGE, three-dimensional magnetisation prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo; 3D T2- SPACE, three-dimensional sampling perfection with application-optimised contrast by using different flip angle Evolutions; SWI, susceptibility weighted imaging; TA, acquisition time; TE, echo time; TR, repetition time.