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Routine Adult Brain 3T

Siemens Healthineers – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols

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Instructions And Patient Preparation

Instructions
Contrast is used for assessment of the blood-brain barrier, infection, tumor, and some stroke evaluation
Position
Supine, head first
Coil
20 channel Head or Head/Neck coil or better
Landmark
Glabella

Contrast Agent Parameters

Contrast Agent Dose Injection Rate
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) 0.05 mmol/kg Hand Bolus
Saline Flush 10 mL Hand Bolus
Comments • Report agent administered and dose
• Use minimal dose for patients with a GFR <60 mL/sec

Imaging Parameters

Scan Description AXIAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
T1		 AXIAL
GRE		 AXIAL
T2		 AXIAL
T1		 AXIAL
FLAIR		 Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE
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Sequence Name epse tir fl_r tseB tir tirB spcR
Dimension ― 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 3D
Acceleration Mode GRAPPA GRAPPA GRAPPA GRAPPA GRAPPA GRAPPA GRAPPA
Acceleration Factor PE 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Acceleration Factor 3D ― ― ― ― ― ― 2
AutoAlign Head > Brain Head > Basis Head > Brain Head > Brain Head > Brain Head > Brain Head > Brain

Scan Parameters

Scan Description AXIAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
T1		 AXIAL
GRE		 AXIAL
T2		 AXIAL
T1		 AXIAL
FLAIR		 Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE
               
TR 6700.0 ms 1800.0 ms 743.0 ms 3000.0 ms 1800.0 ms 8000.0 ms 700 ms
TE 73.00 ms 9 ms 19.90 ms 101 ms 9 ms 98 ms 16 ms
TI ― 818 ms ― ― 818 ms 2370 ms ―
Flip Angle ― 150 deg 20 deg 90 deg 150 deg 150 deg ―
Turbo Factor ― 4 ― 24 5 28 42
Bandwidth 1502 Hz/Px 260 Hz/Px 220 Hz/Px 363 Hz/Px 260 Hz/Px 363 Hz/Px 630 Hz/Px
EPI Factor 128 ― ― ― ― ― ―
Fat Suppression Strong None None None None Fat Sat None
Fat Saturation Mode Fat Saturation ― ― ― ― Strong ―
Water Suppression ― ― None None None None ―
Gradient Mode Fast Fast Fast Fast Fast Fast Normal
RF Pulse Type Normal Normal Fast Fast Normal Fast Normal

Acquisition Parameters

Scan Description AXIAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
T1		 AXIAL
GRE		 AXIAL
T2		 AXIAL
T1		 AXIAL
FLAIR		 Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE
               
Base Resolution 128 320 320 320 320 320 256
Phase Resolution 100% 70% 75% ― 70% ― 100%
Slice Resolution ― ― ― ― ― ― 91%
Averages 1, 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.6
Averaging Mode ― Long term Long term Short term Long term Short term ―
Concatenations 1 2 1 2 2 2 1
b-value 0 s/mm2
1000 s/mm2		 ― ― ― ― ― ―
FoV Read 220 mm 220 mm 220 mm 220 mm 220 mm 220 mm 230 mm
FoV Phase 100% 100% 100% 100% 88% 100% 100%
Phase Encoding Dir. A >> P A >> P A >> P R >> L R >> L R >> L A >> P
Slice Oversampling ― ― ― ― ― ― 0%
Phase Oversampling 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 10%
Slice Partial Fourier ― ― ― ― ― ― Off
Phase Partial Fourier 6/8 Off Off ― Off ― Off
Flow Compensation ― No Slice/Read No No No No

Scanning Range

Scan Description AXIAL
DWI		 SAGITTAL
T1		 AXIAL
GRE		 AXIAL
T2		 AXIAL
T1		 AXIAL
FLAIR		 Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE
               
Filter Off Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize,
Elliptical filter		 Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize,
Elliptical filter		 Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize,
Elliptical filter		 Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize Raw filter,
Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize
Elliptical Filter ― On On Off On Off Off
Normalize Prescan Off Off Off Off Off Off
Prescan Normalize ― On On On On On On
Distortion Correction Off On On On On On On
Slice Thickness 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 5.0 mm 1.0 mm
Distance Factor 0% 30% 0% 0% 30% 0% ―
Slices 30 Slices 25 Slices 30 Slices 30 Slices 24 Slices 30 Slices 176 Slices
per Slab
Acquisition Time 1:09 min 1:57 min 1:40 min 1:38 min 1:24 min 4:18 min 4:12 min