Added Value of Assessing Adnexal Masses with Advanced MRI Techniques

Table 1

Acquisition parameters.

Sequences	Parameters
Sag T2 without FS	(i) FOV: 24 cm; (ii) Thickness ≤6 mm; (iii) +/− motion correction if available
Ax T2 without FS	(i) FOV: 30 cm, from kidney to symphysis.; (ii) Thickness: 5 mm/1.0 spacing
Ax T1; Ax or sag T1 FS	(i) Exact same location as Ax T2 without FS; (ii) FOV: 30 cm; (a) 2D thickness 5 mm/1.0 spacing; (b) 3D reconstruction thickness 3 mm/0.0 spacing
Ax DWI	(i) Exact same location as Ax T2 without  FS; (ii)   value: 1000–1200 with black urine; (iii) Thickness: 6 mm/0.0 spacing or 5 mm/1.0 spacing
Ax PWI	(i) 3D T1 without FS; (ii) Temporal resolution <15 sec; (iii) Spatial resolution and slice thickness = 3 mm/0.0 sp; (iv) Size of box >15 cm; (v) Loc. per slab >50; (vi) 4 acquisitions without gadolinium (baseline); (vii) Reformat good quality of sagittal and coronal reconstruction +++; (viii) Time duration: 4 mn
Ax or sag T1 FS gadolinium	(i) Copy Ax or sag T1FS without gadolinium