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GE Healthcare – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols

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Instructions And Patient Preparation

Instructions
• Extra sequences for specialty applications
• If HyperSense is not an option for your scanner, scan will be longer than indicated
Position
Supine Head First, or Supine Feet First for Lumbar Spine on Gems Table
Coil
C/T/L as needed, HNU or Gems Spine

Contrast Agent Parameters

Contrast Agent Dose Injection Rate
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) 0.05 mmol/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL Hand bolus
Saline Flush 10-20 mL Hand Bolus

Imaging Parameters

Scan Description Optional Sequence
For Problem Solving		 CORD COMP/CAUDA EQUINA-SPINE SCREEN CORD COMP/CAUDA EQUINA-SPINE SCREEN DIFFUSION ― ― ― ―
                 
Primary Sequence Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional
Mode 2D 2D 2D 3D 3D 3D 3D
Pulse Sequence FSE-XL FSE-XL EPI-DWI FIESTA-C CUBE CUBE CUBE FOCUS
Parallel Imaging ARC ARC Asset=2 ARC=2 ARC=2 ARC=2 ARC
Options ARC=2,
TRF, FC		 ARC=2 B=600 NPW, EDR,
FAST, ZIP2		 EDR, ZIP2, ARC,
ZIP512, FR		 FC, EDR, ZIP2,
ZIP512, FR, ARC		 HS 1,2 Advanced,
CUBE STIR-1,
Appd, INT-1

Scan Parameters

Scan Description SAGITTAL
T2		 SAGITTAL
STIR		 SAGITTAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
FIESTA		 SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE		 SAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE		 Pre and/or Post CORONAL
CUBE STIR
               
TE 100 50 Min Min 15 83 60
TR 4000 4000 9000 ― 550 2500 3000
TI ― 230 ― ― ― ― 230
Flip Angle 150 150 ― 55 Auto Auto ―
ETL 22 9 ― ― 24 70 130
Bandwidth 62 62 62 36 62 62 100
SAT ― ― ― ― With or without
Fat Sat		 With or without
Fat Sat		 ―
NPW Yes Yes Yes ― Yes Yes Yes

Acquisition Parameters

Scan Description SAGITTAL
T2		 SAGITTAL
STIR		 SAGITTAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
FIESTA		 SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE		 SAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE		 Pre and/or Post CORONAL
CUBE STIR
               
MATRIX freq 256 256 80 256 256 256 320
MATRIX phase 256 224 140 256 256 256 320
NEX 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Freq DIR A/P A/P S/I S/I S/I S/I ―
FC Direction Freq ― ― Freq Freq Freq ―

Scanning Range

Scan Description SAGITTAL
T2		 SAGITTAL
STIR		 SAGITTAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
FIESTA		 SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE		 SAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE		 Pre and/or Post CORONAL
CUBE STIR
               
FOV 380 380 PRN (22-32) PRN (22-40) 32 26 320
Phase FOV 1 1 0.8 1 1 1 1
Filter PURE PURE ― PURE PURE PURE PURE
Slice Thickness 3 3 4 1.2 1.2 2 1.2
Spacing 0.3 0.3 0 ― ― ― ―
Number of Slices 15 15 As needed 1 Slab-60 112 112 160
Scan Time 1:36 min 2:20 min ~2-5 min ~4-5 min ~3-5 min ~3-5 min ~3-5 min