Table 2 Detailed MRI protocols

Multiplanar (coronal, axial, and sagittal plane) T1-weighted spin-echo sequences with isotropic voxel: repetition time (RT) 9.5 ms, echo time (ET) 4.7 ms, flip angle (FA) 7°, matrix 320 × 307 pixels, 0.8 × 0.8 mm pixel size, number of signal averages (NSA) 1, thickness 0.54 mm; RT 500 ms, ET 12 ms, thickness 3.5–4 mm

Oblique coronal and sagittal T1-weighted turbo spin-echo sequences (TSE T1): RT 500 ms, ET 18 ms, FA 90°, matrix 384 × 307 pixels, 0.8 × 0.8 mm pixel size, NSA 1, thickness 3.5–4 mm

Coronal fat-saturated PD/T2-weighted (dual) fast spin-echo sequences (FSE PD/T2 FAT SAT): RT 4000 ms, ET 10/80 ms, FA 90°, matrix 230 × 256 pixels, 0.8 × 0.8 mm pixel size, NSA 1, thickness 3.5–4 mm