Appendix Table: Major MRI Protocols Used

Pulse PSD Name / TR / TE / Flip Angle / Slice Thickness / Spacing / frequency / Phase / RBW / FOV / Options
FSPGR High energy / 15 msec / min/full / 170 / 10 / 0 / 256 / 256 / 31.5 / 30 / Scan peformed for 10 minutes
Left Ventricle: Cardiac Function Series 1 / Min / min / 20 / 10 / 0 / 256 / 128 / 32 / 40 / flow comp
Left Ventricle: Cardiac Function Series 5 / Min / min / 20 / 6 / 4 / 256 / 128 / 32 / 34 adj, 3/4 / flow comp
Cardiac Mass Series 2 / 1-2 R-R / 30 / 90 / 6 / 2 / 256 / 256 / 32 / 34 adj / blood suppression
Cardiac Mass / 1-2 R-R / 60 / 90 / 6 / 2 / 256 / 192 / 32 / 34 adj
Cardiac Mass / Min / min / 20 / 8 / 2 / 256 / 224 / 32 / 34 adj
Right Ventricular Dysplasia Series 2 / 1-2 R-R / 30 / 90 / 4 / 1 / 256 / 256 / 32 / 24-28 / flow comp,
Right Ventricular Dysplasia Series 3 / 1-2 R-R / 60 / 90 / 4 / 4 / 256 / 256 / 32 / 24-28 / Flow comp, ZIP 512
MI 6 fcardet / Min full / 10 / 10 / 8 / 4 / 128 / 96 / 125 / 34 / TI=10, 60°
MI 7 fcardvt / Min / 15 / 15 / 8 / 4 / 256 / 224 / 32 / 40; 3/4 / Gat, Seq, Fast
SPGR Fiesta2d / Min / 15 / 20 / 10 / 8 / 256 / 160 / 31.25 / 40 / Gat, Fast
Fast Spin Echo fse-xl / 1 or 2 RR intervals / Min Full / 5 / 5 / 256 / 256 / 31.25 / 24 to 28
Fast Card SPGR / Min / Min / 35 -- 45 / 8 / 4 / 256 / 160 / 125 / 36 / Gat, Seq, Fast
Fast Card SPGR / 1 R-R interval / Min / 20 / 8 / 256 / 160 / 31.25 / 36 / FC, Gat, Fast
Fast Card SPGR / Min / Min / 40 / 8 / 4 / 256 / 160 / 125 / 36 / Gat, Seq, Fast
Fast Card SPGR / Min / Min / 40 / 8 / 4 / 256 / 160 / 125 / 36 Gat, Seq, Fast
Fast Spin Echo fse-xl / 1 or 2 RR intervals / Min Full / 5 / 5 / 256 / 256 / 31.25 / 24 to 28 / Gat, Seq, Fast, ZIP512, BSP
Gradient Recalled Echo (GRE) / 750 / 25 / 20 / 5 / 5 / 256 / 256 / 31.25 / 30
Fast Spin Echo fse-xl / 1 or 2 R-R intervals / Min Full / 24-48 / 5 / 5 / 256 / 256 / 31.25 / 30 / Gat, Se q, Fast, ZIP512, BSP

Additional scans:

1. real time FIESTA (Fast Imaging Employing STeady-state Acquisition) for 7-11 minutes.

2. 3D FSE,

3. MR angiography using time-of-flight (TOF)

Min - Minimum