Uterine Anomaly 3T
Siemens Healthineers – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols
Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- Have patient empty bladder before scanning
- Common Indications
- Bleeding, fibroids, myoma, endometriosis
- Position
- Head first or feet first
- Coil
- Body Array (anterior); Spine Array (posterior)
- Landmark
- Center of coil; below belly button; adjust after LOC using ISO mode imaging
Contrast Agent Parameters
| Contrast Agent | Dose | Injection Rate | Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) | 0.05 mmol/kg | 2 mL/sec | Power Injector preferred. Timing Run or CareBolus | |||||||||
| Saline Flush | 20 mL | 2 mL/sec | Flush with 50 cc saline | |||||||||
| Comments | • Report agent administered and dose • Use minimal dose for patients with a GFR <30 mL/sec |
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Imaging Parameters
| Scan Description | 3 PLANE HASTE LOCALIZER |
SAGITTAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 Fat Sat |
CORONAL T2 |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 3D In-Out- of-Phase |
SAGITTAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Post 30 sec 60 sec 180 sec |
SAGITTAL VIBE Post 90 sec |
AXIAL T2 Hi Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | |||
| Sequence Name | h | tse | tseR | tseR | tseR | epse | fl | fl | fl | fl | fl | tseR |
| Dimension | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | — | 3D | 3D | 3D | 3D | 3D | 2D |
| Acceleration mode | GRAPPA | GRAPPA | GRAPPA | GRAPPA | GRAPPA | SMS | CAIPIRINHA | CAIPIRINHA | CAIPIRINHA | CAIPIRINHA | CAIPIRINHA | GRAPPA |
| Acceleration Factor PE | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Acceleration Factor 3D | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Scan Parameters
| Scan Description | 3 PLANE HASTE LOCALIZER |
SAGITTAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 Fat Sat |
CORONAL T2 |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 3D In-Out- of-Phase |
SAGITTAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Post 30 sec 60 sec 180 sec |
SAGITTAL VIBE Post 90 sec |
AXIAL T2 Hi Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR | 1000 ms | 6000 ms | 3500 ms | 3000 ms | 3500 ms | 3400 ms | 4.6 ms | 4.1 ms | 3 ms | 3 ms | 4.1 ms | 3500 ms |
| TE | 131 ms | 109 ms | 101 ms | 79 ms | 109 ms | 67 ms | 1: 1.23 ms 2: 2.46 ms |
2.01 ms | 1.24 ms | 1.24 ms | 2.01 ms | 101 ms |
| Flip Angle | 105 deg | 160 deg | 160 deg | 160 deg | 160 deg | — | 9 deg | 10 deg | 9 deg | 9 deg | 10 deg | 160 deg |
| Turbo Factor | 256 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| Bandwidth | 698 Hz/Px | 228 Hz/Px | 228 Hz/Px | 228 Hz/Px | 228 Hz/Px | 2084 Hz/Px | 1200 Hz/Px | 460 Hz/Px | 650 Hz/Px | 650 Hz/Px | 460 Hz/Px | 228 Hz/Px |
| Fat-Water Contrast | Standard | Standard | Standard | Fat Saturation | Standard | SPAIR | Dixon | Fast Fat Saturation | SPAIR | SPAIR | Fast Fat Saturation | Standard |
| Fat Saturation | — | — | — | Strong | — | Strong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gradient Mode | Fast | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Normal |
| RF Pulse Type | Optimized | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Low SAR | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Fast | Normal |
| Asymmetric Echo | — | — | — | — | — | — | Off | Off | Weak | Weak | Off | — |
Acquisition Parameters
| Scan Description | 3 PLANE HASTE LOCALIZER |
SAGITTAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 Fat Sat |
CORONAL T2 |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 3D In-Out- of-Phase |
SAGITTAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Post 30 sec 60 sec 180 sec |
SAGITTAL VIBE Post 90 sec |
AXIAL T2 Hi Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Resolution | 256 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 160 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 384 |
| Phase Resolution | 100% | 85% | 85% | 75% | 85% | 100% | 75% | 75% | 70% | 70% | 75% | 100% |
| Slice Resolution | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57% | 65% | 50% | 50% | 65% | — |
| Averages | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3, 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Concatenations | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| b-value >= | — | — | — | — | — | 0 s/mm2 50 s/mm2 800 s/mm2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| FoV Read | 360 mm | 240 mm | 230 mm | 230 mm | 240 mm | 380 mm | 400 mm | 300 mm | 300 mm | 300 mm | 300 mm | 230 mm |
| FoV Phase | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 80% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Phase Encoding Dir. | R >> L | P >> A | R >> L | R >> L | R >> L | A >> P | A >> P | A >> P | A >> P | A >> P | A >> P | R >> L |
| Slice Oversampling | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | — |
| Phase Partial Fourier | 4/8 | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| Slice Partial Fourier | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7/8 | 6/8 | 7/8 | 7/8 | 6/8 | — |
| Flow Compensation | None | None | None | None | None | — | — | — | — | — | — | None |
Scanning Range
| Scan Description | 3 PLANE HASTE LOCALIZER |
SAGITTAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 |
AXIAL T2 Fat Sat |
CORONAL T2 |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 3D In-Out- of-Phase |
SAGITTAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Pre |
AXIAL VIBE Post 30 sec 60 sec 180 sec |
SAGITTAL VIBE Post 90 sec |
AXIAL T2 Hi Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliptical Filter | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| Normalize | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan |
| Distortion Correction | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D |
| Slice Thickness | 6.0 mm | 4.0 mm | 4.0 mm | 4.0 mm | 4.0 mm | 7.0 mm | 3.0 mm | 3.0 mm | 3.0 mm | 3.0 mm | 3.0 mm | 4.0 mm |
| Distance Factor | 175% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 15% |
| Slices per Slab | 13 Slices | 29 Slices | 30 Slices | 30 Slices | 30 Slices | 36 Slices | 88 Slices per Slab |
80 Slices per Slab |
80 Slices per Slab |
80 Slices per Slab |
80 Slices per Slab |
30 Slices |
| Time of Acquisition | 35 sec | 1:38 min | 1:52 min | 2:08 min | 1:52 min | 1:59 min | 18 sec | 17 sec | 18 sec | 18 sec | 17 sec | 2:13 min |