Systemic cross-talk between brain, gut, and peripheral tissues in glucose homeostasis: effects of exercise training (CROSSYS). Exercise training intervention in monozygotic twins discordant for body weight

Table 2 Parameters of brain MRI sequences

Sequence	Slice orientation	Phase encoding direction	Number of slices	Field of view (mm²)	Slice gap (mm)	Voxel size (mm³)	Repetition time (ms)	Echo time (ms)	Inversion time	Flip angle (°)	Bandwidth (Hz/Px)	Imaging mode	Acceleration mode (factor)
T2 TSE	Transversal	R> > L	35	224 × 182	0.8	0.6 × 0.6 × 4.0	6600.0	89.0	N/A	150	224	2D	GRAPPA (2)
T1 MPRAGE	Sagittal	A> > P	192	256 × 240	N/A	1.0 × 1.0 × 1.0	2300	2.26	900	8	200	3D	GRAPPA (2)
FLAIR	Sagittal	A> > P	192	256 × 240	0	1.0 × 1.0 × 1.0	5000	386	1800	Variable	751	3D	GRAPPA (3)
Resting-state fMRI	Transversal	A> > P	48	220 × 220	0	3.4 × 3.4 × 3.4	3000	30	N/A	90	1562	2D	GRAPPA (2)
Field mapping	Transversal	R> > L	48	220 × 220	0	3.4 × 3.4 × 3.4	350	4.92; 7.38	N/A	60	290	2D	N/A

TSE Turbo Spin Echo, GRAPPA GeneRalized Autocalibrating Partial Parallel Acquisition, MPRAGE Magnetization Prepared RApid Gradient Echo, FLAIR Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery, fMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CAIPIRINHA Controlled Aliasing in Parallel Imaging Results in Higher Acceleration, HASTE Half-Fourier Acquisition Single-shot Turbo spin Echo imaging, VIBE Volometric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination, TRUFI TRUe Fast Imaging with steady-state free precession

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