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Table 1 Summary of the MR parameters according to the guidelines published at http://http://practicalfmri.blogspot.de/2013/01/a-checklist-for-fmri-acquisition.html

From: A test-retest fMRI dataset for motor, language and spatial attention functions

Sequence

T1

DTI

fMRI

Overt word repetition

Covert verb generation

Overt verb generation

Motor

Landmark

Manufacturer

GE

Scanner model

Signa HDxt

Magnetic field strength

1.5T

Rx coil type

8 channel phased-array

Pulse sequence type

3D IRP (inversion recovery prepared)

single-shot spin-echo echo-planar imaging

single-shot gradient-echo echo-planar imaging

Number of shots (if > 1)

n/a

n/a

n/a

PE acceleration factor (if > 1)

n/a

n/a

n/a

PE acceleration type (if > 1)

n/a

n/a

n/a

PE partial Fourier scheme (if used)

n/a

n/a

n/a

In-plane FOV

256 × 256 mm

256 × 256 mm

256 × 256 mm

In-plane matrix

256 × 256

128 × 128

64 × 64

In-plane inline filtering (if any)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Slice thickness

1.3 mm

2 mm

4 mm

Inter-slice gap

0 mm

0 mm

0 mm

Number of slices

156

72

30

Slice acquisition order

front to back

top to bottom

interleaved

Slice orientation

coronal

axial

axial

TR

10 s

16.5 s

5 s

2.5 s

5 s

2.5 s

2.5 s

TE

4 s

98 ms

50 ms

No. of volumes in time series

1

71 (7 × b = 0 and 64 × b = 1000 s/mm2)

76

173

88

184

238

No. of averages/volume (if > 1)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Excitation flip angle (deg)

8

90

90

Fat suppression scheme

n/a

n/a

n/a

Sparse sampling delay (if used)

n/a

n/a

2.5 s

n/a

2.5 s

n/a

n/a

Prospective motion correction scheme (if used)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Cardiac gating (if used)

n/a

n/a

n/a