Investigating silent strokes in hypertensives: a magnetic resonance imaging study (ISSYS): rationale and protocol design

Table 1 MRI parameters in the ISSYS

Sequence	Mode	Time	TR/TE	TI	Number of slices	Slice thickness/gap (mm)	FOV	Matrix
Localizer	3D
SE SAG T1-w	2D	3:06	400/10		20	5/1.5	256	256x224
SE AX T1-w	2D	2:58	520/10		24	5/1.0	256	256x224
Propeller AX T2-w	2D	2:40	5500/125		20	5/1.5	256	448
AX FLAIR	2D	3:20	10000/120	2200	20	5/1.5	256	320x192
AX GRE	2D	1:55	675/18		20	5/1.5	256	288x224

SE Spin Echo, SAG Sagital, AX Axial, Propeller Periodically Rotated Overlapping Parallel Lines with Enhanced Reconstruction, FLAIR Fluid Liquid Attenuated Inversion Recovery, GRE Gradient Echo, TR Repetition Time, TE Echo Time, FOV field of view, Matrix (Frequency x Phase).

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