Imaging parameters for the CS and conventional 3D-FLAIRa
| Parameters | ||
|---|---|---|
| CS 3D-FLAIR | ||
| TE/TI/TR (ms) | 140/2064/8000 | |
| ETL | 220 | |
| FOV (frequency × phase) (mm) | 260 × 221 | |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 1.2 mm | |
| Matrix (frequency × phase) | 288 × 256 | |
| NEX | 1 | |
| Bandwidth (Hz/pixel) | 347.2 | |
| ARC factor (phase × slice) | 2.0 × 2.0 | |
| CS 3D-FLAIR/conventional 3D-FLAIR | ||
| CS factor | 1.3 | NA |
| Scan time (min:sec) | 3:50 (−27%) | 5:15 |
Note:—ETL indicates echo-train length; ARC, auto-calibrating reconstruction for Cartesian imaging (acceleration using parallel imaging technique); NA, not applicable.
↵a CS allowed a 27% reduction in scan time of the 3D-FLAIR sequence.