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Table 1 Whole-body magnetic scan parameters: all images were obtained using a body coil and with free-breathing technique

From: Whole body diffusion for metastatic disease assessment in neuroendocrine carcinomas: comparison with OctreoScan® in two cases

Parameter

DWI

T1

STIR

TR/TE

6750/64

1000/4.6

3200/60

Inversion time (ms)

180

-

180

Field of view (mm)

450

450

450

Matrix size

100 × 128

256 × 224

256 × 128

Section thickness/gap (mm)

5

5

5

Parallel acquisition technique factor

-

-

-

Signals averaged (n)

6

1

2

Blocks (n)

5

5

5

Acquisition time

2 min 30 s for each block

32 s for each block

1 min 40s for each block

B-value (s/mm2)

0, 600

-

-

Bandwidth (kHz)

125

62.5

50

  1. Dash (-) indicates not applicable.
  2. DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; STIR, Short T1 Inversion Recovery.