Magnetic resonance imaging for local complications of acute pancreatitis: A pictorial review

Table 1 MRI parameters

Sequence	TR (ms)	TE (ms)	Slice thickness (mm)	Slice space (mm)	Matrix	Field of view (mm)	Number of excitation	Flip angle
FSE T1W	300	10	5	0.5-1	256 × 192	380 × 340	2	90°
GRE T1W	195	1.5	5-7	0.5-1	256 × 192	360 × 340	1	70°
FRFSE T2W	8000-13 500	90-120	5	0.5-1	256 × 224	400 × 340	1	90°
SSFSE T2W	Not applicable	80-197	5	0.5	256 × 192	390 × 330	1	90°
SSFSE MRCP	Not applicable	830-1100	40-50	0	256 × 192	320 × 240	2	90°
LAVA T1W	3.8-6.1	1.8-2.1	51	0	256 × 224	380 × 340	1	15°-20°

¹A section thickness of 5 mm for LAVA is the section thickness of automatic reconstruction images from this sequence. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; FSE: Fast spin-echo; GRE: Gradient echo; FRFSE: Fast recovery fast spin-echo; SSFSE: Single-shot fast spin-echo; LAVA: Liver acquisition with volume acceleration; T1W: T1-weighted; T2W: T2-weighted.