Real-Life Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI in Prenatal Diagnosis

Table 1

Sequence parameters.

	SSFSE T2 sequences	FIESTA balanced sequences	T1-weighted images (3D LAVA)	Diffusion-weighted imaging	Gradient echo T2	Recovery-inversion sequences SSFSE T2	Diffusion tensor
Repetition time (ms)	1583	5.1	6.2	7706	1125	1955	4278
Echo time (ms)	148	Minimum (1.9)	13.1	72.6	21.8	35.7	104.6
Matrix	320 × 320	192 × 256	192 × 192	128 × 128	128 × 192	160 × 160	64 × 64
Field of view (cm)	32	38	38	40	40	40	20
Bandwidth (kHz)	41.7	83.3	83.3	250	250	41.7	167
Number if excitations	0.5	0.71	0.71	8	4	1	2
Slice thickness (mm)	3 (spacing 0.3 mm)	3	3	3 (spacing 0.3 mm)	3 (spacing 0.3 mm)	3 (spacing 0.3 mm)	3 (spacing 0 mm)
Angle (°)		85°	12°
Inversion time (ms)				180		1500
B (s/mm^2)				1000			800
Phase-encoding directions							16

FIESTA: fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition, LAVA: liver acquisition with volume acquisition, SSFSE: single-shot fast spin echo.