Table 2

A: MR acquisition parameters for Phase 1 (n=54)

Sequence typeSlice orientationTR (ms)TE (ms)Flip angle (°)Acquisition
matrix:
Reconstructed resolution (mm)Other parametersAcquisition duration (min:s)
A: MR acquisition parameters for phase 1 (n=54)
 3D-T1Coronal~7~2.58256×2560.94×0.94×1.0TI=650 ms5:03
 FLAIRAxial900014890256×2560.94×0.94×3.0TI=2250 ms4:50
 rs-fMRIAxial2000307064×643.75×3.75×3.8200 Volumes5:10
 DWIAxial9000~809080×800.94×0.94×3.0b=1000 s/mm2; 31 directions6:01
 qT118Axial15 000~2440160×1601.0×1.0×4.0Eight echoes; B1 map included8:09
 qT2Coronal3000~8 to 12890256×1280.94×0.94×4.016 Echoes; echo spacing=8 ms9:48
 QSM19Axial30~3 to 2820192×1921.0×1.0×1.0Eight echoes; echo spacing=3.4 ms4:13
 pcASLAxial4899~11111512×101.88×1.88×5.0Post label delay=2025 ms; NEX=16:55
B: MR acquisition parameters for Phase 2 (n=271)
 3D-T1Sagittal~7~2.58256×2560.94×0.94×1.0TI=650 ms5:44
 FLAIRAxial900014890256×2560.94×0.94×3.0TI=2250 ms4:50
 rs-fMRIAxial2000307064×643.75×3.75×3.8200 Volumes5:10
 DWIAxial9000~809080×800.94×0.94×3.0b=1000 s/mm2; 31 directions6:01
 qT120Axial15 000~2440160×1601.0×1.0×4.0Eight echoes; variable TI5:35
 qT2Axial3000~8 to 12890256×1280.94×0.94×4.016 Echoes; echo spacing=8 ms9:48
 QSM19Axial30~3 to 2820192×1921.0×1.0×1.0Eight echoes; echo spacing=3.4 ms3:58
 pcASLAxial4899~11111512×81.79×1.79×3.5Post label delay=2025 ms; NEX=34:45
  • T1, spin–lattice relaxation time constant.

  • T2, spin–spin relaxation time constant.

  • TI, inversion time.

  • DTI, diffusion tensor imaging; DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; FLAIR, fluid attenuated inversion recovery; IR, inversion recovery; MR, magnetic resonance; NEX, number of excitations; pcASL, pseudo-continuous arterial spin labelling; QSM, quantitative susceptibility mapping; rs-fMRI, resting state functional MRI.