Brachial Plexus 3T
Siemens Healthineers – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols
Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- Contrast used to evaluate for suspected tumor or infection
- Position
- Supine, head first
- Coil
- 20 channel Head / Neck coil and Anterior Body Matrix Coil
- Landmark
- Base of neck
Contrast Agent Parameters
| Contrast Agent | Dose | Injection Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) | 0.05 mmol/kg | Hand Bolus or Power Injection | |||
| Saline Flush | 20 mL | Hand Bolus or Power Injection | |||
| Comments | Report agent administered and dose | ||||
Imaging Parameters
| Scan Description | Pre AXIAL T1 |
AXIAL T2 |
CORONAL T1 |
Post CORONAL 3D STIR |
Post CORONAL T1 VIBE DIXON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | View Image | |
| Primary Sequence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pulse Sequence | tse | tse | tir | tir | tse |
| Mode | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D |
| I-Pat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Scan Parameters
| Scan Description | Pre AXIAL T1 |
AXIAL T2 |
CORONAL T1 |
Post CORONAL 3D STIR |
Post CORONAL T1 VIBE DIXON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 18 | 97 | 10 | 58 | 10 |
| TR | 550 | 2710 | 2610 | 4340 | 638 |
| TI | ― | ― | 900 | ― | ― |
| Flip Angle | ― | ― | ― | 130 | ― |
| Turbo Factor | 3 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| Bandwidth | 240 | ― | 200 | 270 | 326 |
| Fat Sat | ― | ― | ― | ― | Strong |
| RF Mode | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Acquisition Parameters
| Scan Description | Pre AXIAL T1 |
AXIAL T2 |
CORONAL T1 |
Post CORONAL 3D STIR |
Post CORONAL T1 VIBE DIXON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATRIX Freq | 384 | 320 | 384 | 320 | 384 |
| MATRIX Phase | 70% | Blade/130% | 80% | 75% | 60% |
| Averages | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Concatenations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rec FOV | 66% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Phase DIR | A >> P | R >> L | R >> L | R >> L | F>>H |
| Phase Over Sample | 30% | 100% | 80% | 91% | 80% |
| Partial Fourier | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
| FC Direction | None | None | None | Read | None |
Scanning Range
| Scan Description | Pre AXIAL T1 |
AXIAL T2 |
CORONAL T1 |
Post CORONAL 3D STIR |
Post CORONAL T1 VIBE DIXON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOV | 370 | 370 | 290 | 290 | 220 |
| Filter | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan | Prescan |
| Slice Thickness | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Spacing % | 30% | 30% | 33% | 33% | ― |
| Number of Slices | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Acquisition Time | 1:28 min | 3:17 min | 8 min | 6 min | 6 min |