MRCP Noncontrast 3.0T
GE Healthcare – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols
Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- 3D MIPs: Coronal full slab spin/flip rotations, Coronal thin slab (2 cm/0.3 cm)
- Common Indications
- Calculi, follow up pancreatic cystic lesion
- Position
- Supine
- Coil
- 32 channel Torso array, GEMS Body array, or Air coil
- Landmark
- Xyphoid
- Comments
- Quiet breathing | Expiration | Quiet breathingResp TrigMRCP | Quiet breathingResp TrigMRCP | Quiet breathingResp TrigMRCP | Optional | Optional
Imaging Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC |
AXIAL or CORONAL SSFSE |
CORONAL 3D MRCP |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
CORONAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL In/Out Phase |
AXIAL T1 3D Fat Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | |||||
| Mode | 2D | 2D | 3D | 2D | 2D | 3D | 3D |
| Pulse Sequence | SSFSE | SSFSE | FRFSE-XL | SSFSE | SSFSE | FAST SPGR | LAVA |
| Imaging Options | SEQ, FAST, SS, ARC |
EDR, FAST, SS, ARC |
EDR, ZIP512, ZIP2, T2 Prep, ASSET, FR, MRCP | EDR, FAST, Resp Trig, SS |
EDR, FAST, ASSET, Resp Trig, SS |
FAST, ZIP2, ARC |
ARC, ZIP512, ZIP2, FAST |
Scan Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC |
AXIAL or CORONAL SSFSE |
CORONAL 3D MRCP |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL In/Out Phase |
AXIAL T1 3D Fat Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 90 | 90 | 600 | 240 | 240 | #TEs 2 TE 1 Min (1.1) TE 2 2.3 |
Def |
| TR | Min | Min | Def | 1 RR | 1 RR | Def (4) | Def |
| TI | — | — | — | — | — | — | InvTI Auto |
| Flip Angle | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
| ETL | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| Bandwidth | 83 | 83 | 31 | 83 | 83 | 143 | 62 |
| SAT | — | — | Sat Scr Special Fat Sat |
— | — | — | Sat Scr Special Fat Sat |
Acquisition Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC |
AXIAL or CORONAL SSFSE |
CORONAL 3D MRCP |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL In/Out Phase |
AXIAL T1 3D Fat Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATRIX freq | 288 | 320 | 288 | 320 | 320 | 288 | 288 |
| MATRIX phase | 192 | 224 | 288 | 224 | 224 | 192 | 192 |
| NEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Phase FOV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Freq Direction | — | S/I | S/I | R/L | S/I | R/L | R/L |
| Accel | Ph 2 | Ph 2 | Ph 2 | — | Ph 1 | Ph 2, SI 2 | Ph 2, Sl 2 |
| User CV | 1, 240, 1 | — | Resp. 2 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30% Del Min |
Max echos 240 | Max echos 240 | — | For Smartprep: Mon TI 40 sec Acq del 12 sec |
| Other | — | Max echos 240 | — | Resp. 1 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30% Del Min |
Resp. 1 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30% Del Min |
— | — |
Scanning Range
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER SSFSE ARC |
AXIAL or CORONAL SSFSE |
CORONAL 3D MRCP |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 2D MRCP SSFSE |
AXIAL In/Out Phase |
AXIAL T1 3D Fat Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOV | 48 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 38 | — |
| Slice Thickness | 8 | 5 | 1.8 | 4 | 4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Spacing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Slices | 21 Slices | PRN | 60 Locs | PRN | PRN | 70 Locs PRN | 70 Locs PRN |
| Approx. Scan Time | 0:13 | 0:25/acq | 3:00 ± | 3:00 ± | 3:00 ± | 0:23 | 0:23 |