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Table 2 Scan parameters

From: Findings in whole body MRI and conventional imaging in patients with fever of unknown origin-a retrospective study

Sequence parameters STIR EPI-DWI head EPI-DWI T1 VIBE CE T1 VIBE head CE
Echo Time [ms] 105 76 76 2.38 10
Repetition time [ms] 5220 3900 5300 5.46 450**
FoV read [mm] 500 379 459 500 230
FoV phase 100% 100% 100% 68.75% 87.50%
Matrix 512 × 512 192 × 192 192 × 192 320 × 320 256 × 202
In plane resolution [mm2] 0.98 × 0.98 1.97 × 1.97 2.39 × 2.39 1.56 × 1.07 0.90 × 1.0
Slice thickness [mm] 6 4 5 3 5
Orientation coronal axial coronal axial axial
Merged stacks 4 1 4 8* 1
Range head to tow head head to tow skull base to tow head
Bandwidth [Hz/px] 181 1628 1628 260 90
b-values [s/mm2] 50/400/800 50/400/800
Averages 2 2 3 1 1
  1. CE contrast enhanced
  2. FoV field of view
  3. STIR short tau inversion recovery
  4. VIBE volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination
  5. EPI echoplanar imaging
  6. DWI diffusion weighted imaging
  7. * Dependent on patient height
  8. ** T1 VIBE of the head was performed pre- and post-contrast. The pre-contrast repetition time was 490 ms