Research Article
Early Inflammatory Response following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rabbits Using USPIO- and Gd-Enhanced MRI
Table 1
The protocols of MR sequences.
| | Sequence | t1-fl2d-tra | t2-tse-tra | USPIO-t2-tra | Gd-t1-tra |
| | FOV read (mm) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | | FOV phase | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | Slice thickness (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | TR (ms) | 250 | 6000 | 6000 | 250 | | TE (ms) | 2.48 | 116 | 116 | 2.48 | | Averages | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Disc factor | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Phase encode direction | R → L | R → L | R → L | R → L | | Phase over sampling | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | | Slice over sampling | — | — | — | — | | Slice per slab | — | — | — | — | | Flip angle | 70% | 150% | 150% | 70% | | Fat suppression | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | MTC | No | No | No | No |
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