Table 2:

3D contrast protocol

Name	3D TOF	3D MPRAGE	Precontrast and Postcontrast^{^a} 3D T1WI SPACE/Cube/VISTA
Plaque feature	Stenosis, ulceration, calcification	Intraplaque hemorrhage	Plaque burden and distribution, LRNC
Sequence^{^b}	FFE/SPGR	IR-TFE/SPGR	TSE/FSE
Image mode	3D	3D	3D
Scan plane	Axial	Coronal	Coronal
TR (ms)	24	15	1000
TE (ms)	4.6	Minimum	30
FOV (cm)	16 × 16	16 × 16	16 × 16
Resolution (mm²)	0.6 × 0.6	0.6 × 0.6	0.6 × 0.6
Slice thickness (mm)	1^{^c}	0.6	0.6
Blood suppression	Saturation–veins	None	MSDE/FSD^{^d}
Special parameters	Flip angle = 20°	Flip angle = 15°	Echo-train: variable
		TI = 500 ms	VFA T1
		Turbo factor = 30, IRTR = 800 ms
Fat suppression	No	Yes (water excitation)	Yes

↵a Clinical CE-MRA per institutional protocol can be used before postcontrast sequence.
↵b Siemens/Philips/GE acronyms.
↵c Interpolated resolution.
↵d Pulse gating not required for any sequence.