Table 1:

Main sequence parameters

Magnetic Field	3T				7T
Sequence	T2*-WI	T2WI	STIR-WI	MP2RAGE	MP2RAGE Isotropic	MP2RAGE Anisotropic
Dimension/orientation	2D	2D	2D	3D	3D	3D
	Axial	Sagittal	Sagittal	Sagittal	Coronal	Axial
TR (sec)	0.5	4	3.2	4	5	5
TE (ms)	27	113	53	2.48	2.15	3.05
FOV (mm)	180	280	320	300	260	256
Resolution (mm³)	0.5 × 0.5 × 5	1.1 × 0.9 × 2	0.9 × 0.7 × 3	0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9	0.7 × 0.7 × 0.7	0.3 × 0.3 × 4
Slices	9 Per slab,			176	192	64 Slices per slab,
	2 Slabs^{^a}					1 or 2 Slabs^{^a,^b}
Acq. time (min)	5.26	1.54	2.18	7.18	8.47	6.02/Slab

Note:—Acq. indicates acquisition.
↵a Placed perpendicular to the cord.
↵b Depending on cord curvature.