Research Article

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Contrast-Induced Acute Renal Injury and Related Pathological Alterations In Vivo

Table 1

Parameters and sequences of DTI, BOLD, T1WI, and T2WI. Manufacturer: Bruker BioSpin MRI GmbH; Station name: BioSpec 94/20 USR. DTI: diffusion tensor imaging; BOLD: blood oxygen level-dependent imaging; T1WI: T1-weighted image; T2WI: T2-weighted image.

ParametersDTIBOLDT1WIT2WI

Number of slices, 19523401313
Section thickness (mm)1111
Repetition time (ms)3800200015002500
Echo time (ms)23.5188.533
OrientationCoronalCoronalCoronalCoronal
Bandwidth (hertz per pixel)2551.0202082929.6875348.7723214183.1054688
Rows and columns
Acquisition matrix0/98/29440/116300/128/28160/125900/256/20224/285250/256/11520/25439
Number of excitations, 1144
Acquisition time (s)152.436153.133151.850151.218
-values (s/mm2)0,1000
Flip angle9080180180
Breathing protocolFreeFreeFreeFree