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Table 4 MRI protocol for the whole body imager

From: Whole-body MRI and MRA for evaluation of the prevalence of atherosclerosis in a cohort of subjectively healthy individuals

Examination time in min	Anatomic region	Sequence
Start	Thorax and abdomen	Half-Fourier RARE
Start	Heart	Function and perfusion imaging
30	Carotid arteries, calf vessels	MR angiography
	Brain	T1-, T2-, and diffusion-weighted imaging
	Heart	Delayed contrast-enhanced imaging
	Thorax	Volumetric interpolated breathhold examination
60	Abdominal aorta, thigh vessels	MR angiography
90	Abdomen	FLASH

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