Possibility for Visualizing the Muscle Microstructure by q-Space Imaging Technique

Table 1

Summary of the magnetic resonance imaging protocol.

Contrast	T2WI	DWI
Sequence	Rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement	Pulsed gradient spin echo
Repetition time (ms)	6310	4000
Echo time (ms)	101	93
Average	2	1
Field of view (mm^2)
Matrix size
Pixel resolution (mm^2)	0.78	3.12
Slice thickness (mm)	4	8
Imaging time	1 min 47 sec	4 min 0 sec
Diffusion information
Diffusion direction	6
(ms)	45.6/27.9
value (s/mm^2)	0, 50, 200, 450, 800, 1250, 1800, 2400, 3150, 4000
value (cm^-1)	0, 59.1, 118.1, 177.2, 236.3, 295.3, 354.4, 409.2, 468.8, 528.3

T2WI: T2-weighted imaging; DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging; : diffusion gradient separation (time between the two leading edges of the diffusion gradients); : diffusion gradient duration.