Value of Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging for the Detection of Nephritis

Table 1

Sequence parameters of the used DWI sequences at the different scanner platforms.

	1.5 T Avanto	3.0 T TimTrio	3.0 T Skyra
TR/TE [ms]	5600/75	6000/76	6400/63
Sequence type	EPI-SE	EPI-SE	EPI-SE
FOV [mm × mm]	380×308	380 × 308	380×308
Matrix	192×156	192 × 156	192×156
Slice thickness [mm]	6	5	5
Interslice gap [mm]	0	0	0
Spatial resolution [mm³]	2.0×2.0×6.0	2.0×2.0×5.0	2.0×2.0×5.0
Number slices	32	33	35
b values [s/mm²]	0, 400, 800	0, 400, 800	0, 400, 800
Parallel imaging	GRAPPA 2	GRAPPA 2	GRAPPA 2
Acquisition time [min]	4:30	5:06	4:46
Respiratory control	Free breathing	Free breathing	Free breathing
Fat suppression	SPAIR	SPAIR	SPAIR
Averages	4	4	3
Bandwidth [Hz/px]	1736	1736	1736