Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- No NPO requirement. Free-breathing. Cover lung apices through mid-neck.
- Position
- Supine, head first
- Coil
- dStream Torso coil
- Landmark
- Center at mid chest
Contrast Agent Parameters
| Contrast Agent | Dose | Injection Rate | Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) | 0.1 mL/kg (single dose, weight-based) | Hand injection | IV placed prior to start of MRI | |||||
| Saline Flush | 5-10 mL | Hand injection | Following contrast | |||||
| Comments | Single dose of VUEWAY 0.1 mL/kg based on patient weight; hand inject followed by 5-10 mL saline flush. Report agent administered and dose. | |||||||
Info Page
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | |||
| Total scan duration | 00:21.3 | 03:15.0 | 02:06.0 | 02:48.0 | 02:30.5 | 02:30.5 | 02:01.3 |
| Rel. SNR | 6.40643835 | 0.289420217 | 0.603155911 | 0.791086435 | 0.76686883 | 0.76686883 | 0.67733866 |
| Act. TR(ms) | ― | 2725 | 1860 | 1860 | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TE(ms) | ― | 149 (146/151) | 80 | 80 | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TR/TE(ms) | 8.0 / 4.6 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TR/TI(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TR/TE1/delta TE(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ACQ matrix M x P | 172 x 85 | 184 x 184 | 156 x 156 | 156 x 156 | 140 x 140 | 140 x 140 | 140 x 140 |
| ACQ voxel MPS (mm) | 1.74 / 3.53 / 15.0 | 1.09 / 1.09 / 4.00 | 1.28 / 1.28 / 3.00 | 1.28 / 1.28 / 4.00 | 1.29 / 1.29 / 1.30 | 1.29 / 1.29 / 1.30 | 1.29 / 1.29 / 1.30 |
| REC voxel MPS (mm) | 1.56 / 1.56 / 15.0 | 0.83 / 0.83 / 4.00 | 0.89 / 0.89 / 3.00 | 0.89 / 0.89 / 4.00 | 1.02 / 1.02 / 1.00 | 1.02 / 1.02 / 1.00 | 1.02 / 1.02 / 1.00 |
| Scan percentage (%) | 49.4186058 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Packages | ― | 5 | 6 | 7 | ― | ― | ― |
| TFE shots | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| TFE dur. shot / acq (ms) | 708.8 / 677.0 | ― | ― | ― | 663.1 / 564.2 | 663.1 / 564.2 | 532.2 / 438.6 |
| TFE shot interval (ms) | 708.826477 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TI delay | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. slice gap (mm) | ― | 4 | 3 | 4 | ― | ― | ― |
| EPIfactor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Act.slicegap (mm) | ― | ― | ― | ― | -0.299999952 | -0.299999952 | -0.301075339 |
| Act. WFS (pix) / BW (Hz) | 2.107 / 206.2 | ― | ― | ― | 0.452 / 960.1 | 0.452 / 960.1 | 0.452 / 960.1 |
| Min. WFS (pix) / Max. BW (Hz) | 0.377 / 1153.5 | ― | ― | ― | 0.380 / 1144.7 | 0.380 / 1144.7 | 0.394 / 1102.3 |
| Min. TR/TE(ms) | 8.0 / 3.5 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR/TE1/delta TE(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| WFS (pix) / BW (Hz) | ― | 0.422 / 1029.2 | 0.358 / 1214.0 | 0.358 / 1214.0 | ― | ― | ― |
| TSE es / shot(ms) | ― | 5.8 / 297 | 5.5 / 155 | 5.5 / 155 | ― | ― | ― |
| TEeff / TEequiv(ms) | ― | 146 / 97 | 80 / 58 | 80 / 58 | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR(ms) | ― | 2423 | 1691 | 1691 | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR/TI(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| BW in EPI freq. dir. (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| SPIR offset act./default (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Local torso SAR | < 15 % | < 82 % | < 75 % | < 75 % | < 12 % | < 12 % | < 12 % |
| Whole body SAR / level | < 0.5 W/kg / normal | < 2.6 W/kg / 1st level | < 2.4 W/kg / 1st level | < 2.4 W/kg / 1st level | < 0.4 W/kg / normal | < 0.4 W/kg / normal | < 0.4 W/kg / normal |
| SED | 0.0 kJ/kg | < 0.5 kJ/kg | < 0.3 kJ/kg | < 0.4 kJ/kg | < 0.1 kJ/kg | < 0.1 kJ/kg | 0.0 kJ/kg |
| Coil Power | ― | 79 % | 71 % | 71 % | 12 % | 12 % | 11 % |
| Max B1+rms | 0.88 uT | 2.07 uT | 1.98 uT | 1.98 uT | 0.80 uT | 0.80 uT | 0.78 uT |
| PNS / level | 78 % / normal | 57 % / normal | 55 % / normal | 59 % / normal | 75 % / normal | 75 % / normal | 65 % / normal |
| dB/dt | 49.7 T/s | 72.9 T/s | 76.7 T/s | 75.0 T/s | 66.5 T/s | 66.5 T/s | 60.0 T/s |
| Sound Pressure Level (dB) | 9.95438004 | 14.925498 | 10.8632116 | 11.2681313 | 14.8457556 | 14.8457556 | 13.8253288 |
| Boil-off (hPa/h) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Max Boil-off (hPa/h) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Boil-off (hPa) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Geometry
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleus | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| SmartSelect | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Coil 1 (exclude) | ― | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Uniformity | ― | Synergy | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR |
| FOV AP (mm) | ― | 200 | 135 | 200 | 180 | 180 | 120 |
| FOV FH (mm) | 300 | 199 | 200 | 200 | 156 | 156 | 180 |
| FOV RL (mm) | 300 | 200 | 200 | 189 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| stack RL (mm) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ACQ voxel size AP (mm) | ― | 1.10000002 | ― | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 |
| ACQ voxel size FH (mm) | 1.75781298 | ― | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 |
| ACQ voxel size RL (mm) | 3.515625 | 1.10000002 | 1.29999995 | ― | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ― | ― | ― |
| Recon voxel size AP (mm) | ― | 0.833333313 | ― | 0.892857134 | 1.02272725 | 1.02272725 | 1 |
| Recon voxel size FH (mm) | 1.5625 | ― | 0.892857134 | 0.892857134 | 1 | 1 | 1.02272725 |
| Recon voxel size RL (mm) | 1.5625 | 0.833333313 | 0.892857134 | ― | 1.02272725 | 1.02272725 | 1.02272725 |
| Fold-over suppression | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Slice oversampling | ― | ― | ― | ― | default | default | default |
| oversample factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ENCASE enable | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| RF select. FOS | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Reconstruction matrix | 192 | 240 | 224 | 224 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
| SENSE | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Preduction (AP) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MB SENSE | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| CS-SENSE | no | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| reduction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| denoising | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| k-t Acceleration | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Stacks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| current | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| type | parallel | parallel | parallel | parallel | ― | ― | ― |
| slices | 5 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 156 | 156 | 120 |
| slice gap | user defined | user defined | user defined | user defined | ― | ― | ― |
| gap (mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | ― | ― |
| slice orientation | coronal | transverse | coronal | sagittal | transverse | transverse | coronal |
| fold-over direction | RL | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| fat shift direction | P | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Minimum number of packages | ― | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | ― | ― |
| Multi-chunk | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| Slice scan order | default | default | default | default | ― | ― | ― |
| Stack scan order | ascend | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Stack sort order | no | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| O-MAR | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| Large table movement | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Plan Align | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| REST slabs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| type | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| thickness (mm) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| position | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| gap | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| power | ― | ― | 2 | 2 | ― | ― | ― |
| Interactive positioning | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Allow table movement | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Patient position | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first |
| Patient body position | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first | head first |
| Patient orientation | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine |
| Patient body orientation | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine | supine |
Contrast
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan type | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging |
| Scan mode | M2D | MS | MS | MS | 3D | 3D | 3D |
| technique | FFE | SE | SE | SE | FFE | FFE | FFE |
| Modified SE | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| 3D non-selective | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| loop order | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Contrast enhancement | no | ― | ― | ― | T1 | T1 | T1 |
| Acquisition mode | cartesian | MultiVane | MultiVane | MultiVane | radial | radial | radial |
| Fast Imaging mode | TFE | TSE | TSE | TSE | TFE | TFE | TFE |
| 3D VIEW | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| shot mode | single-shot | multishot | multishot | multishot | single-shot | single-shot | single-shot |
| TFE factor | 85 | ― | ― | ― | 96 | 96 | 74 |
| TSE factor | ― | 50 | 28 | 28 | ― | ― | ― |
| startup echoes | default | 0 | 0 | 0 | default | default | default |
| shot interval | shortest | ― | ― | ― | shortest | shortest | shortest |
| profile order | linear | linear | linear | linear | ― | ― | ― |
| turbo direction | ― | ― | ― | ― | Z | Z | Z |
| DRIVE | ― | yes | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| ultrashort | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| shift | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| fid reduction | ― | default | default | default | ― | ― | ― |
| Echoes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| partial echo | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| shifted echo | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| TE | in-phase | shortest | user defined | user defined | shortest | shortest | shortest |
| (ms) | 4.60384226 | ― | 80 | 80 | ― | ― | ― |
| echospacing | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| flyback | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| Flip angle (deg) | 20 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Refocusing control | ― | constant | constant | constant | ― | ― | ― |
| angle (deg) | ― | 80 | 80 | 80 | ― | ― | ― |
| bright fat reduction | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| TR | shortest | user defined | user defined | user defined | shortest | shortest | shortest |
| (ms) | ― | 2725 | 1860 | 1860 | ― | ― | ― |
| minimum (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| maximum (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Halfscan | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| factor Y | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| factor Z | ― | ― | ― | ― | 0.800000012 | 0.800000012 | 0.800000012 |
| Water-fat shift | maximum | user defined | minimum | minimum | user defined | user defined | user defined |
| (pixels) | ― | 1 | ― | ― | 0.449999988 | 0.449999988 | 0.449999988 |
| IR delay (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| dual | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| power | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| RF Shims | ― | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed |
| Shim | ― | default | default | default | default | default | default |
| mDIXON | no | yes | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Fat suppression | no | no | SPAIR | SPAIR | no | no | no |
| strength | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| power | ― | ― | 2 | 2 | ― | ― | ― |
| inversion delay | ― | ― | auto | auto | ― | ― | ― |
| suppr. level | ― | ― | strong | strong | ― | ― | ― |
| frequency offset | ― | ― | default | default | ― | ― | ― |
| offset (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Grad Rev Fat suppr | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| Water suppression | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| TFE prepulse | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| slice selection | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| delay | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| BB pulse | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| MTC | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| T2prep | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| echo time(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| refocusing pulses | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| APT | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| Custom prepulse | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| MDME | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Diffusion mode | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| sequence | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| gradient expert mode | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| gradient overplus | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| direction | ― | FH | ― | ― | FH | FH | FH |
| nr of b-factors | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| b-factor order | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| max b-factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| average high b | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| T1 mapping | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Transmit channels | ― | both | both | both | both | both | both |
| SAR mode | high | high | high | high | high | high | high |
| B1 mode | default | default | default | default | default | default | default |
| SAR allow first level | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Patient pregnancy | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Patient WB SAR [W/kg] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient Head SAR [W/kg] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient max. dB/dt [T/s] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max slewrate [T/m/s] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max. B1+rms [uT] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PNS mode | moderate | high | high | high | high | high | high |
| Gradient mode | default | maximum | maximum | maximum | maximum | maximum | maximum |
| SofTone mode | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Motion
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac synchronization | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Heart rate > 250 bpm | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Respiratory compensation | no | no | trigger | trigger | no | no | no |
| Navigator respiratory comp | no | trigger and track | no | no | gate | gate | gate |
| type | ― | parallel | parallel | parallel | lead | lead | lead |
| Flow compensation | yes | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Temporal slice spacing | ― | default | default | default | ― | ― | ― |
| Motion smoothing | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| fMRI echo stabilisation | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| NSA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MRE enable | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Dynamic Angio
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angio / Contrast enh. | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| Quantitative flow | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| CENTRA | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Manual start | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Dynamic study | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Arterial Spin labeling | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Post Processing
| Scan Description | Survey | AX T2 FS MVXD | CO T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D | AX T1 FS mDIXON VANE 3D POST CONTRAST |
CO T1 FS 3D POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation phases | ― | auto | auto | auto | full | full | full |
| Interactive F0 | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Quick Survey | default | default | default | default | default | default | default |
| SmartPlan survey | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| B0 field map | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| B1 field map | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| MIP/MPR | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| SWIp | no | ― | ― | ― | no | no | no |
| Images | no | ― | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| Autoview image | M | ― | M | M | ― | ― | ― |
| Calculated images | no | ― | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| Reference tissue | Lung | Liver | Grey matter | Grey matter | Liver | Liver | Liver |
| Recon compression | ― | No | No | No | Default | Default | Default |
| Preset window contrast | soft | soft | soft | soft | no | no | no |
| Reconstruction mode | immediate | immediate | immediate | immediate | immediate | immediate | immediate |
| Save raw data | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Hardcopy protocol | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Image filter | system default | system default | system default | system default | system default | system default | system default |
| Uniformity correction | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| Geometry correction | default | default | default | default | none | none | none |
| EPI geometry correction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ADC correction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Elliptical k-space shutter | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Free rotatable | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
