Table 1 Sequence parameters for postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging (PMFMRI)
From: Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging: where do we stand?
3D CISS T2 (sag) | T1 TSE (sag) | T1 TSE (cor) | T2* (axial brain) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Voxel (mm) | 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 | 1.4 × 0.8 × 2.5 | 1.4 × 0.8 × 2.5 | 1.1 × 0.9 × 3 |
Slices | 96 | 40 | 40 | 30 |
Slice thickness (mm) | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
Distance factor (%) | 20 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
FOV read (mm) | 210 | 380 | 380 | 230 |
FOV phase (%) | 68.8 | 75 | 100 | 100 |
TR (ms) | 6.45 | 427 | 427 | 1030 |
TE (ms) | 2.69 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
Averages | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Duration of acquisition (min) | 3.19 | 3.15 | 2.33 | 2.5 |
Phase oversampling (%) | 13 | 40 | 100 | 0 |