In Vivo 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Biologically Specific Contrast Agent for Prostate Cancer: A Nude Mouse Model

Table 1

Pulse sequences.

Sequence	Description	Echo time (TE)	Relaxation time (TR)	Field of view (FOV)	Slice thickness	Acquisition matrix	Averages	Turbo spin factor (TSF)	Number of echoes
A	Spin echo (SE)	15 ms	318 ms	70 × 70 mm	3 mm	480 × 480	2	—	—
B	Turbo spin echo (TSE)	70 ms	1100 ms	70 × 70 mm	3 mm	448 × 448	4	15	—
C	Multiecho spin echo (MESE)	Δ8 ms	1396 ms	70 × 70 mm	3 mm	156 × 156	4	—	30
D	Gradient echo (GE)	2.5 ms	5.27 ms	120 × 120 mm	2 mm	240 × 240	2	186	—