Generic Abdomen Pelvis 1.5T

GE Healthcare – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols

Instructions And Patient Preparation

Instructions: Supine
Common Indications: Abdomen pain, peritoneal pathology, infection, malignancies
Coil: 8 or 12 channel Body coil, GEMS array, or Air coil
Landmark: Iliac Crest

Contrast Agent Parameters

Contrast Agent	Dose				Injection Rate		Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)	0.05 mmol/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL				2 mL/sec		Smart Prep Bolus Tracker – Peak Arterial plus 12 sec
Saline Flush	50 mL				2 mL/sec		Immediately following gadolinium
Dynamic LAVA Notes	• Liver-Pancreas – SEQ 6: Pre. SEQ 7: Arterial Smart Prep – Tracker in aorta @ mid liver, 12 sec delay. SEQ 8: Portal Venous 70 sec after the injection • Pelvis – SEQ 9: Immediately after Portal Venous Phase • Liver-Pancreas – SEQ 10: 3-5 min postcontrast
Comments	Quiet breathing	Expiration	Expiration Abdomen	Expiration Pre Pelvis	+C Expiration Pre, Art, Portal Liver-Pancreas	Expiration Immediately post Pelvis	Expiration 2-5 min post Liver-Pancreas	Expiration	Resp Trig Abdomen	Resp Trig Pelvis	Optional: Resp Trig Liver & Pancreas

Imaging Parameters

Scan Description	3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC	CORONAL T2 SSFSE ARC	AXIAL In/Out Phase	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat	AXIAL T1 3D DYN LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Pelvis	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	CORONAL T1 LAVA-Flex Abdomen-Pelvis	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Abdomen	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Pelvis	AXIAL DWI ASSET
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Mode	2D	2D	2D	2D	3D	3D	3D	3D	2D	2D	2D
Pulse Sequence	SSFSE	SSFSE	FAST GRE	LAVA	LAVA Type in: efgre3d_aspir if available	LAVA Type in: efgre3d_aspir if available	LAVA Type in: efgre3d_aspir if available	LAVA-Flex	FRFSE-XL	FRFSE-XL	DWI EPI
Imaging Options	EDR, SEQ, FAST, SS, ARC	EDR, FAST, SS, ARC, TRF	EDR, FAST, ZIP	FAST, ZIP512	ARC, Art-Smartprep, ZIP512, ZIP2, EDR, FAST	ARC, ZIP512, ZIP2, EDR, FAST	ARC, ZIP512, ZIP2, EDR, FAST	EDR, FAST, ZIP2, ARC	Resp Trig, TRf, FAST	Resp Trig, TRf, FAST	Resp Trig, EPI, DIFF, ASSET

Scan Parameters

Scan Description	3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC	CORONAL T2 SSFSE ARC	AXIAL In/Out Phase	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat	AXIAL T1 3D DYN LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Pelvis	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	CORONAL T1 LAVA-Flex Abdomen-Pelvis	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Abdomen	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Pelvis	AXIAL DWI ASSET

TE	90	90	#TEs 2 TE 1 Min (2.2) TE 2 4.4	Def	Def	Def	Def	Min Fill	90	90	Min
TR	Min	Min	Def	Def	Def	Def	Def	Def	Def	Def	Def
TI	—	—	—	InvTI Auto	InvTI Auto	InvTI Auto	InvTI Auto	—	—	—	—
Flip Angle	—	—	70	12	15	15	15	12	—	—	—
ETL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	19	—
Bandwidth	62	83	31	62	62	62	62	90	50	50	—
SAT	—	—	—	Chem Sat Special Fat	Sat Scr Special Fat Sat	Sat Scr Special Fat Sat	Sat Scr Special Fat Sat	—	Chem Sat Fat Sat	Chem Sat Fat Sat	—

Acquisition Parameters

Scan Description	3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC	CORONAL T2 SSFSE ARC	AXIAL In/Out Phase	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat	AXIAL T1 3D DYN LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Pelvis	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	CORONAL T1 LAVA-Flex Abdomen-Pelvis	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Abdomen	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Pelvis	AXIAL DWI ASSET

MATRIX freq	288	320	320	288	256	256	256	320	320	320	128
MATRIX phase	192	224	192	192	192	192	192	192	224	224	128
NEX	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Def	2	2	—
Phase FOV	1	1	0.75	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1	0.8	0.8	1
Freq Direction	Unswapped	S/I	R/L	R/L	R/L	R/L	R/L	S/I	drR/L	drR/L	R/L
Accel	Ph 2	Ph 2	—	Ph 2, Sl 2	Ph 2, Sl 2	Ph 2, Sl 2	Ph 2, Sl 2	Ph 2, Sl 2	—	—	ASSET
User CV	1, 240, 1	Max echos 240	—	—	CV6 1 CV30 1 For Smartprep: Acq del 12	CV6 1 CV30 1	CV6 1 CV30 1	Turbo ARC 2	Fat Sat eff 1 Fn Ln sup 0	Fat Sat eff 1 Fn Ln sup 0	—
Other	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Resp: 2RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30%	Resp: 2 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30%	Real-time Field Adj OnEnh Prep 1 DWI b val 0-50 at 4 nex b val 400-800 at 6 nex Diff dr 3 in 1 OptTE On Dual SE Off Resp: 2 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30%

Scanning Range

Scan Description	3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC	CORONAL T2 SSFSE ARC	AXIAL In/Out Phase	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat	AXIAL T1 3D DYN LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Pelvis	AXIAL T1 3D LAVA Fat Liver-Pancreas	CORONAL T1 LAVA-Flex Abdomen-Pelvis	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Abdomen	AXIAL RT T2 2D FRFSE Pelvis	AXIAL DWI ASSET

FOV	48	44	36	36	36	36	36	44	36	36	40
Slice Thickness	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5
Spacing	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Number of Slices	15 Slices	—	19 Slices/acq	60 Slices	60 Slices	60 Slices	60 Slices	90 Slices	@ 60 Slices	@ 60 Slices	32 Slices
Approx. Scan Time	0:46	0:25/acq	0:23 per BH	0:18	0:24	0:18	0:18	0:22	5-6 min	5-6 min	@ 2:29