Timing of magnetic resonance imaging affects the accuracy and interobserver agreement of anterolateral ligament tears detection in anterior cruciate ligament deficient knees

Table 1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging parameters used for the study

Sequence	TE	TR	ETL	BW	Matrix	NEX	FOV	Thickness
Axial PD	34	3100	53	144	512 × 512	1.0	14.0	3.0
Sagittal / Coronal PD	34	3000	53	144	512 × 512	1.0	14.0	3.0
Sag T2 Fat Sat	74	4650	35	191	320 × 320	1.0	14.0	3.5

TE echo time (ms), TR repetition time (ms), ETL echo train length, BW bandwidth (Hz), NEX number of excitations, FOV field of view (cm), Thickness slice thickness (mm), PD proton-density