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Pediatric Knee Synovitis 3T

GE Healthcare – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols

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Instructions And Patient Preparation

Anatomical Region
Knee Synovitis
Field Strength
3.0T
Coil
See the Coil Configuration row in the first parameters table below (varies by sequence).
Position & Landmark
Feet first, supine. Landmark: center of the coil in use (typically central to the ROI).
Contrast
Weight-based gadolinium contrast per your institution’s protocol, supervising radiologist, and the agent’s FDA prescribing information. Postcontrast sequences are marked +C.

Patient Position

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Coil Configuration QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee QED18chKnee
Plane 3-PLANE 3-PLANE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE OBLIQUE

Imaging Parameters

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
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Imaging Mode 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 3D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D
Imaging Options Seq, EDR, TRF, Fast, SS, ARC Seq, EDR, TRF, Fast, SS, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC FC, EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC EDR, Fast, ZIP512, FR, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, FR, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, ARC EDR, TRF, Fast, ARC FC, EDR, TRF, Fast
Pulse Sequence Spin Echo Spin Echo FSE-XL FSE-XL FSE-XL FSE-XL Cube FSE-XL FSE-XL FSE-XL FSE-XL FSE-XL
ARC Phase 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ―
ARC Slice ― ― ― ― ― ― 2 ― ― ― ― ―

Image Recon

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Recon DL Strength Off Off Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium
Intensity Correction NONE NONE SCENIC SCENIC SCENIC SCENIC SCENIC SCENIC PURE SCENIC SCENIC SCENIC
Intensity Filter None None None None None None None None None None None None
Save Original Off Off Off Off On Off On On Off Off Off Off

Scan Range

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
FOV 26 26 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 18 18 14
Slice Thickness 5 5 3 3 3 3 0.7 3 3 3 3 3
Slice Spacing 5 5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 ― 0 0 1 1 0.5
Overlap Locations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No Phase Wrap 1 1 1.25 1.25 2 1.5 1 1.2 1.2 1 1 1
Slices per Slab ― ― ― ― ― ― 202 ― ― ― ― ―
No Slab Wrap ― ― ― ― ― ― 1.02 ― ― ― ― ―
Slice Resolution(%) ― ― ― ― ― ― 100 ― ― ― ― ―
Number of Slices ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 30 30 26

Acquisition Timing

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Acq Voxel Size 0.8 X 1.0 X 5.0 0.8 X 1.0 X 5.0 0.4 X 0.4 X 3.0 0.4 X 0.5 X 3.0 0.4 X 0.5 X 3.0 0.4 X 0.5 X 3.0 0.6 X 0.6 X 0.7 0.4 X 0.5 X 3.0 0.5 X 0.6 X 3.0 0.6 X 0.7 X 3.0 0.6 X 0.7 X 3.0 0.4 X 0.6 X 3.0
Freq 320 320 384 320 320 320 256 320 288 320 320 320
Phase 256 256 312 256 256 288 256 288 224 256 256 224
Freq DIR Unswap Unswap Unswap Unswap Swap Unswap Unswap Unswap Unswap R/L R/L S/I
# of Acq. Before Pause 0 0 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 0 0 0
Phase FOV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Auto Shim Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto
Phase Correct Off Off On On On On Off On On On On On
RF Drive Mode Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single Single
Excitation Mode Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective Selective
NEX ― ― 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fat Shift DIR ― ― Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal (L) Normal (L) Normal (S)
Flow Comp Direction ― ― ― ― Slice ― ― ― ― ― ― Freq

Scan Timing

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
TE 80 80 22 50 65 33 Maximum 18 24 20 20 24
Number of Echoes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TR Minimum Minimum 4165 5216 3271 3624 1000 3794 754 800 800 800
Receiver Bandwidth 62.5 62.5 83.33 90.91 62.5 62.5 50 90.91 62.5 62.5 62.5 62.5
Flip Angle ― ― 142 142 142 142 ― 142 111 142 142 142
Echo Train Length ― ― 6 13 15 8 40 8 3 4 4 4

Contrast

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Contrast Yes/No No No No No No No No No No No +C +C

Others

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Anatomical Region Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee Knee
3D Geometry Correction ― ― Off Off Off Off Off Off ― ― ― ―

AIRx

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Anatomical Reference ― ― None None None None None None None None None None
Anatomical Plane ― ― None None None None None None None None None None

Saturation

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Fat/Water Saturation ― ― ― Fat Classic Fat Classic Fat Classic Fat ― ― Fat Fat Fat
SAT Location S ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Default Default ―
SAT Location I ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Default Default ―

Tracker

Scan Description RT 3-Plane Loc LT 3-Plane Loc Sag PD DL Sag T2 Fat DL Ax T2 Fat DL Cor PD Fat DL Sag PD Cube Fat DL Cor PD DL Cor T1 DL Pre Ax T1 FAT +C Ax T1 FAT +C Sag T1 FAT
Tracker Length ― ― ― ― ― ― 200 ― ― ― ― ―
Tracker Thickness ― ― ― ― ― ― 20 ― ― ― ― ―