Research Article

Repeatability and Image Quality of IDEAL-IQ in Human Lumbar Vertebrae for Fat and Iron Quantification across Acquisition Parameters

Table 1

Supplementary detailed parameters of each IDEAL-IQ sequence.

Sequence 1Sequence 2Sequence 3Sequence 4Sequence 5Sequence 6

Slice thickness (mm)2.782.72.72.72.7
Echo train length336333
NEX111211
Flip angle (°)333353
Bandwidth (Hz)83.3383.3383.3383.3383.33166.67
Scan time (s)312452623142

Bold italics: each adjusted parameter per sequence relative to sequence 1 was marked by bold italics.