Impact of field strength and RF excitation on abdominal diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Table 2 Imaging parameters in the three imaging systems used for the volunteer population

	1.5T MR	non-dpTX 3.0TMR	dpTX 3.0TMR
TR/TE, ms	6300/79	6600/80	6000/68
Sequence type	EPI-SE
FOV, mm × mm	380 × 297
Matrix	192 × 150
Slice thickness, mm	6
Interslice gap, mm	0
Spatial resolution, mm³	2.0 × 2.0 × 6.0
Number slices	35
b-values	0, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800
Parallel imaging	GRAPPA 2
Acquisition time, min	7:02	7:22	6:54
Respiratory control	Free breathing
Fat suppression	SPAIR
Averages	4
Bandwidth, Hz/px	1628

MR: Magnetic resonance.