Table 1 Dedicated MRI protocol for peritoneal surface malignancies
| Â | Diffusion weighted | T2 weighted | T1 weighted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Pre-contrast | Post-contrast | Post contrast | |||
Pulse sequence | SS EPI b0, b1000 | SS TSE | SS TSE | mDixon 3D FFE | mDixon 3D FFE | mDixon 3D FFE |
Imaging plane | Transversal | Transversal | Coronal | Transversal | Transversal | Coronal |
Anatomical area | Thorax, abdomen, pelvis | Abdomino-pelvic | Thorax, abdomen, pelvis | Abdomino-pelvic | Abdomino-pelvic | Abdomino-pelvic |
Respiration | Free-breathing | Free-breathing | Free-breathing | Free-breathing | Free-breathing | Free-breathing |
Fat supression | SPIR | – | – | SPAIR | SPAIR | SPAIR |
TR/TE (ms) | Shortest | 1500/87 | 1500/87 | Shortest | Shortest | Shortest |
NSA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Slice thickness (mm) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Gap (mm) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | −2.5 | −2.5 | −2.5 |