Research Article

Diagnostic Performance of Glymphatic System Evaluation Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Mimickers

Table 1

Imaging protocols.

SequenceTR/TE [msec]MatrixResolution [mm]b-valueMPG [direction]

DTIEPI/axial9500-10900/90-100128x1282x2x20,120012
EPI/axial7900-12000/66-100128x1282x2x20,100064
EPI/axial7600/66128x1282x2x20,1000128

TR/TE/TI [msec]Flip angle [°]MatrixResolution [mm]

3D-T1-weighted imageMPRAGE/sagittal1810-2200/2.23-2.48/900-11008-15256x256x176-1920.9-1x0.9-1x0.9-1

TR/TE [msec]MatrixResolution [mm]

T2-weighted imageTSE/coronal3000-9690/98-120278-345x384-5120.4x0.4x3-6

TR/TE/TI = repetition time/echo time/inversion time, MPG = motion-probing gradient.