Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- NPO 4 hours prior. Free-breathing. Cover top of liver through kidneys.
- Position
- Supine, head first
- Coil
- dStream Torso coil
- Landmark
- Center at mid abdomen
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 | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | ||
| Total scan duration | 00:11.4 | 02:15.0 | 02:48.0 | 03:12.0 | 02:30.5 | 03:12.0 | 02:30.5 |
| Rel. SNR | 5.3363061 | 4.17610502 | 3.60832 | 4.95956373 | 5.61057186 | 12.4888773 | 5.61057186 |
| Act. TR(ms) | ― | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | ― | 1210 | ― |
| Act. TE(ms) | ― | 80 | 80 | 80 | ― | 57 | ― |
| Act. TR/TE(ms) | 8.0 / 2.5 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TR/TI(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Act. TR/TE1/delta TE(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ACQ matrix M x P | 116 x 57 | 188 x 188 | 168 x 168 | 172 x 172 | 140 x 140 | 72 x 38 | 140 x 140 |
| ACQ voxel MPS (mm) | 1.72 / 3.51 / 5.00 | 1.20 / 1.20 / 3.00 | 1.19 / 1.19 / 3.00 | 1.31 / 1.31 / 3.00 | 1.29 / 1.29 / 1.30 | 2.50 / 3.71 / 5.00 | 1.29 / 1.29 / 1.30 |
| REC voxel MPS (mm) | 1.56 / 1.56 / 5.00 | 0.94 / 0.94 / 3.00 | 0.89 / 0.89 / 3.00 | 0.94 / 0.94 / 3.00 | 1.02 / 1.02 / 1.00 | 1.61 / 1.61 / 5.00 | 1.02 / 1.02 / 1.00 |
| Scan percentage (%) | 49.1379318 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 67.3076935 | ― |
| Packages | ― | 5 | 8 | 8 | ― | 2 | ― |
| TFE shots | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| TFE dur. shot / acq (ms) | 1036.2 / 456.0 | ― | ― | ― | 662.8 / 564.0 | ― | 662.8 / 564.0 |
| TFE shot interval (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TI delay | 262.777191 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. slice gap (mm) | ― | 3 | 3 | 3 | ― | -0 | ― |
| EPIfactor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 35 | ― |
| Act.slicegap (mm) | ― | ― | ― | ― | -0.299999952 | ― | -0.299999952 |
| Act. WFS (pix) / BW (Hz) | 1.318 / 329.5 | ― | ― | ― | 0.452 / 960.1 | ― | 0.452 / 960.1 |
| Min. WFS (pix) / Max. BW (Hz) | 0.282 / 1539.4 | ― | ― | ― | 0.380 / 1144.7 | ― | 0.380 / 1144.7 |
| Min. TR/TE(ms) | 5.0 / 2.5 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR/TE1/delta TE(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| WFS (pix) / BW (Hz) | ― | 0.386 / 1126.9 | 0.385 / 1127.3 | 0.353 / 1231.7 | ― | 8.410 / 51.7 | ― |
| TSE es / shot(ms) | ― | 5.5 / 155 | 5.7 / 154 | 5.5 / 155 | ― | ― | ― |
| TEeff / TEequiv(ms) | ― | 80 / 58 | 80 / 58 | 80 / 58 | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR(ms) | ― | 1692 | 1690 | 1691 | ― | ― | ― |
| Min. TR/TI(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| BW in EPI freq. dir. (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 2386.8 | ― |
| SPIR offset act./default (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Local torso SAR | < 11 % | < 75 % | < 73 % | < 75 % | < 12 % | < 51 % | < 12 % |
| Whole body SAR / level | < 0.4 W/kg / normal | < 2.4 W/kg / 1st level | < 2.4 W/kg / 1st level | < 2.4 W/kg / 1st level | < 0.4 W/kg / normal | < 1.6 W/kg / normal | < 0.4 W/kg / normal |
| SED | 0.0 kJ/kg | < 0.3 kJ/kg | < 0.4 kJ/kg | < 0.5 kJ/kg | < 0.1 kJ/kg | < 0.3 kJ/kg | < 0.1 kJ/kg |
| Coil Power | ― | 71 % | 70 % | 71 % | 12 % | 48 % | 12 % |
| Max B1+rms | 0.75 uT | 1.98 uT | 1.96 uT | 1.98 uT | 0.80 uT | 1.63 uT | 0.80 uT |
| PNS / level | 70 % / normal | 54 % / normal | 56 % / normal | 58 % / normal | 75 % / normal | 84 % / 1st level | 75 % / normal |
| dB/dt | 49.7 T/s | 72.2 T/s | 73.8 T/s | 72.7 T/s | 63.2 T/s | 131.2 T/s | 63.2 T/s |
| Sound Pressure Level (dB) | 13.0032883 | 10.7640982 | 9.18202496 | 11.0394154 | 14.9188089 | 13.1319609 | 14.9188089 |
| Boil-off (hPa/h) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Max Boil-off (hPa/h) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Boil-off (hPa) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Geometry
| Scan Description | Survey | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nucleus | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| SmartSelect | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Coil 1 (exclude) | ― | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Uniformity | ― | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR | CLEAR |
| FOV AP (mm) | ― | 119 | 200 | 225 | 180 | 141.428574 | 180 |
| FOV FH (mm) | 200 | 225 | 191 | 225 | 156 | 164.5 | 156 |
| FOV RL (mm) | 200 | 225 | 200 | 179 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| stack RL (mm) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ACQ voxel size AP (mm) | ― | ― | 1.20000005 | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | 3.60160422 | 1.29999995 |
| ACQ voxel size FH (mm) | 1.75781298 | 1.20000005 | ― | 1.29999995 | 1.29999995 | ― | 1.29999995 |
| ACQ voxel size RL (mm) | 3.5087719 | 1.20000005 | 1.20000005 | ― | 1.29999995 | 2.50999999 | 1.29999995 |
| Slice thickness (mm) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ― | 5 | ― |
| Recon voxel size AP (mm) | ― | ― | 0.892857134 | 0.9375 | 1.02272725 | 1.60714281 | 1.02272725 |
| Recon voxel size FH (mm) | 1.5625 | 0.9375 | ― | 0.9375 | 1 | ― | 1 |
| Recon voxel size RL (mm) | 1.5625 | 0.9375 | 0.892857134 | ― | 1.02272725 | 1.60714281 | 1.02272725 |
| Fold-over suppression | no | no | no | no | no | oversampling | no |
| Slice oversampling | ― | ― | ― | ― | default | ― | default |
| oversample factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| ENCASE enable | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| RF select. FOS | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Reconstruction matrix | 128 | 240 | 224 | 240 | 176 | 112 | 176 |
| SENSE | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Preduction (AP) | ― | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| MB SENSE | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― |
| CS-SENSE | no | ― | ― | ― | ― | 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 | ― | parallel | ― |
| slices | 3 | 30 | 48 | 45 | 156 | 30 | 156 |
| slice gap | user defined | user defined | user defined | user defined | ― | user defined | ― |
| gap (mm) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | 0.5 | ― |
| slice orientation | coronal | coronal | transverse | sagittal | transverse | transverse | transverse |
| fold-over direction | RL | ― | ― | ― | ― | AP | ― |
| fat shift direction | P | ― | ― | ― | ― | A | ― |
| Minimum number of packages | ― | 1 | 1 | 1 | ― | 2 | ― |
| Multi-chunk | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| Slice scan order | interleaved | default | default | default | ― | interleaved | ― |
| 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 | 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 | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan type | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging | Imaging |
| Scan mode | M2D | MS | MS | MS | 3D | MS | 3D |
| technique | FFE | SE | SE | SE | FFE | SE | FFE |
| Modified SE | ― | no | no | no | ― | no | ― |
| 3D non-selective | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| loop order | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Contrast enhancement | T1 | ― | ― | ― | T1 | ― | T1 |
| Acquisition mode | cartesian | MultiVane | MultiVane | MultiVane | radial | cartesian | radial |
| Fast Imaging mode | TFE | TSE | TSE | TSE | TFE | EPI | TFE |
| 3D VIEW | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| shot mode | single-shot | multishot | multishot | multishot | single-shot | single-shot | single-shot |
| TFE factor | 57 | ― | ― | ― | 96 | ― | 96 |
| TSE factor | ― | 28 | 27 | 28 | ― | ― | ― |
| startup echoes | default | 0 | 0 | 0 | default | ― | default |
| shot interval | ― | ― | ― | ― | shortest | ― | shortest |
| profile order | linear | linear | linear | linear | ― | ― | ― |
| turbo direction | ― | ― | ― | ― | Z | ― | Z |
| DRIVE | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| ultrashort | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| shift | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| fid reduction | ― | default | default | default | ― | ― | ― |
| Echoes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| partial echo | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| shifted echo | no | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| TE | shortest | user defined | user defined | user defined | shortest | shortest | shortest |
| (ms) | ― | 80 | 80 | 80 | ― | ― | ― |
| echospacing | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| flyback | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| Flip angle (deg) | 15 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 10 | 90 | 10 |
| Refocusing control | ― | constant | constant | constant | ― | ― | ― |
| angle (deg) | ― | 80 | 80 | 80 | ― | ― | ― |
| bright fat reduction | ― | no | no | no | ― | ― | ― |
| TR | user defined | user defined | user defined | user defined | shortest | shortest | shortest |
| (ms) | 8 | 1860 | 1860 | 1860 | ― | ― | ― |
| minimum (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| maximum (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Halfscan | no | no | no | no | yes | yes | yes |
| factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 0.698113024 | ― |
| factor Y | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| factor Z | ― | ― | ― | ― | 0.800000012 | ― | 0.800000012 |
| Water-fat shift | user defined | minimum | minimum | minimum | user defined | minimum | user defined |
| (pixels) | 3.5 | ― | ― | ― | 0.449999988 | ― | 0.449999988 |
| IR delay (ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| dual | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| power | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| RF Shims | ― | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed | fixed |
| Shim | ― | volume | default | default | default | auto | default |
| mDIXON | no | no | no | no | yes | no | yes |
| Fat suppression | no | SPAIR | SPAIR | SPAIR | no | SPIR | no |
| strength | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | strong | ― |
| power | ― | 2 | 2 | 2 | ― | ― | ― |
| inversion delay | ― | auto | auto | auto | ― | ― | ― |
| suppr. level | ― | strong | strong | strong | ― | ― | ― |
| frequency offset | ― | default | default | default | ― | default | ― |
| offset (Hz) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Grad Rev Fat suppr | ― | no | no | no | ― | yes | ― |
| Water suppression | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| TFE prepulse | invert | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| slice selection | no | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| delay | user defined | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| (ms) | 800 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| BB pulse | ― | no | no | no | ― | no | ― |
| MTC | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| T2prep | no | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| echo time(ms) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| refocusing pulses | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| APT | ― | no | 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 | DWI | no |
| sequence | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| gradient expert mode | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| gradient overplus | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | yes | ― |
| direction | ― | ― | ― | ― | FH | ― | FH |
| nr of b-factors | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 3 | ― |
| b-factor order | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | user defined | ― |
| max b-factor | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| average high b | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | yes | ― |
| 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 | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac synchronization | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Heart rate > 250 bpm | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Respiratory compensation | breath hold | trigger | trigger | trigger | no | trigger | no |
| Navigator respiratory comp | no | no | no | no | gate | no | gate |
| type | ― | parallel | parallel | parallel | lead | parallel | lead |
| Flow compensation | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Temporal slice spacing | ― | default | default | default | ― | default | ― |
| Motion smoothing | no | no | no | no | no | ― | no |
| fMRI echo stabilisation | no | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| NSA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| MRE enable | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
Dynamic Angio
| Scan Description | Survey | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angio / Contrast enh. | no | ― | ― | ― | no | ― | no |
| Quantitative flow | 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 | CO T2 FS MVXD | AX T2 FS MVXD | SG T2 FS MVXD | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV | AX DWI 0 100 600 RT | AX T1 mDIXON VANE 3D NAV POST CONTRAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation phases | ― | auto | auto | auto | full | auto | 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 |
| Images | no | no | no | no | ― | no | ― |
| Autoview image | M | M | M | M | ― | M | ― |
| Calculated images | no | no | no | no | ― | no | ― |
| Reference tissue | Liver | Grey matter | Grey matter | Grey matter | Liver | Liver | Liver |
| Recon compression | No | No | No | No | Default | No | Default |
| Preset window contrast | soft | soft | soft | soft | no | soft | no |
| Reconstruction mode | real time | 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 | no | yes |
| Geometry correction | default | default | default | default | none | default | none |
| EPI geometry correction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― |
| ADC correction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | no | ― |
| Elliptical k-space shutter | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| Free rotatable | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
