Epilepsy-dedicated MR imaging protocola
| MR Imaging Sequence | No. of Slices/Thickness (mm) | Voxel Size (mm3) | TI/TR/TE/α (ms/ms/ms/degree) | Acquisition Time (Min:Sec) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sag 3D-MPRAGE | 160/1 | 1 × 1 × 1 | 900/2000/2.26/12 | 4:40 |
| Sag 3D-FLAIR-SPACE | 160/1 | 1 × 1 × 1 | 1800/5000/388/var | 6:52 |
| Ax 2D-T2-TSE | 42/3 | 0.4 × 0.4 × 3 | 5040/102/150 | 4:34 |
| Ax 2D-T2* | 23/5 | 0.7 × 0.7 × 5 | 639/19.9/20 | 2:33 |
| Cor 2D-T2-STIR | 40/2 | 0.4 × 0.4 × 2 | 100/5390/25/140 | 8:07 |
| Cor 2D FLAIR | 68/2 | 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.2 | 2500/9000/87/150 | 4:14 |
| Ax 2D-DWI-SE EPI | 23/5 | 0.6 × 0.6 × 5 | 3400/85 | 0:46 |
| Sag 3D-MP2RAGE | 192/1 | 1 × 1 × 1 | 700, 2200/2000/2.26/12 | 8:52 |
Note:—SPACE indicates sampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts by using flip angle evolution; SE, spin-echo; α, flip angle; Sag, sagittal; Ax, axial; Cor, coronal; var, variable flip angle.
↵a 3T Magnetom Prisma (Siemens).