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Table 1 Imaging parameters

From: Development and validation of MRI-based model for the preoperative prediction of macrotrabecular hepatocellular carcinoma subtype

Parameters

TR (msec)

TE (msec)

BW (Hz/pixel)

FOV (mm)

Matrix

Slice thickness (mm)

NEX

Flip angle (°)

Contrast agents used

Respiratory-triggered FS T2WI

3529

80.3

83.33

36

320 × 320

6.0

2

110

15 ml of gadodiamide (Omniscan, GE Healthcare) in 161 patients

Breath-hold axial LAVA-flex T1WI

2.7

1.3

142.86

40

512 × 512

4.0

1.0

12

10 ml of gadoxetic acid disodium (Primovist; Bayer-Global) in 47 patients

Breath-hold VIBE T1WI

2.7

1.3

1040

40

320 × 167

3.0

2.0

9

 
  1. TR repetition time, TE echo time, BW bandwidth, FOV field of view, NEX number of excitations, FS fat saturated, LAVA Liver Imaging with Volume Acceleration-flexible