Table 1: Cervical cancer MRI parameters.

	Sequence
	Axial T1	Sag T2	Axial T2	Axial T2	Axial DWI	BOLD	Sag T2	Axial T1	Axial T1	Axial T1
Fat saturated	No	Yes	No	Yes			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Time after contrast								40 seconds	90 seconds	180 sec
Sequence	FSE	FRFSE	FRFSE	FRFSE	Echoplanar		FRFSE	SPGR	SPGR	Fast Spin Echo
# of dimensions	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D	3D	3D	2D
TE (msec)	9	90	86	90	81	6.8-56.2 ms (16 echoes, ∆TE = 2.3 ms)	90	1.8	1.8	9
TR (msec)	600	3400	3400	3800	12000	87	3800	3.8	3.8	600
Echo Train Length	4	21	21	21			21	InvPrep TI = 20	InvPrep TI = 20	ETL 4
Flip angle (degrees)	90	90	90	90	90	40	90	12	12	90
Number of excitations	4	3	3	2	8	1	2	1	1	2
FOV (cm)	26	26	26	34	32	32	32	28	28	32
Slice thickness/interval (mm)	5/1.5	5/1.5	5/1.5	1-Jun	4/0.5	4/0.5	5/1.5	4.6	4.6	6/1
Matrix size	256 x 224	320 x 256	320 x 256	320 x 256	128 x 128	256 x 256	256 x 224	256 x 192	256 x 192	256 x 192
b Value (sec/mm^2)					0, 500

Note: Abbreviations: fast spin echo (FSE), fast recovery fast spin echo (FRFSE), spoiled gradient echo (SPGR)