Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- This exam is tailored to the patient’s condition and is meant for rapid assessment at lower resolution, can be ran when patient is moving for Routine Adult Brain
- Position
- Supine, head first
- Coil
- Head, HNU (Head 24 selected if possible), or NVPA
- Landmark
- Glabella/Nasion
Contrast Agent Parameters
| Contrast Agent | Dose | Injection Rate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) | 0.05 mmol/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL | 2 mL/sec | |||||||
| Saline Flush | 10-20 mL | 2 mL/sec | |||||||
| Comments | • Report agent administered and dose • Use minimal dose for patients with a GFR <60 mL/sec |
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Imaging Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 2D EPI GRE/T2* |
AXIAL T2 PROPELLER |
AXIAL or CORONAL T2 FLAIR PROPELLER |
AXIAL T2 2D SSFSE |
AXIAL T1 FAST |
AXIAL DWI-HB Option |
AXIAL FLAIR FAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | ||||||||
| Primary Sequence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Mode | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D |
| Pulse Sequence | SSFSE | SE-EPI | EPI/GRE | FSE-PROP | FSEIR-PROP | SSFSE | FSE | SE-EPI epi2altoff Hyperband | FSE-XL |
| Imaging Options | SEQ, EDR, FAST, SS, ARC, TRF |
B=1000, DIR=ALL, ASSET |
EDR, FAST, ARC | PROP | PROP, TRF | EDR, TRF, FAST, ARC, SS | TRF, FAST | B=1000, DIR=ALL, ARC=3, HB |
EDR, TRF, FAST, ZIP512, ARC |
Scan Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 2D EPI GRE/T2* |
AXIAL T2 PROPELLER |
AXIAL or CORONAL T2 FLAIR PROPELLER |
AXIAL T2 2D SSFSE |
AXIAL T1 FAST |
AXIAL DWI-HB Option |
AXIAL FLAIR FAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 80 | Min | 35 | 118 | 116 | Min | Min | Min | 95 |
| TR | Min | 8000 | 2000 | 3650 | 9500 | Min | 500 | 5000 | 8000 |
| TI | ― | ― | ― | ― | 2375 | ― | ― | ― | Auto-2395 |
| Flip Angle | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 150 | ― | 160 |
| ETL | ― | ― | 2 shots | 32 | 36 | Max | 4 | ― | 23 |
| Bandwidth | 83 | 125 | 142 | 62 | 32 | 31 | 32 | Def | 50 |
| Sat | ― | A/F 2 | ― | ― | ― | S/I | ― | Fat | ― |
Acquisition Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 2D EPI GRE/T2* |
AXIAL T2 PROPELLER |
AXIAL or CORONAL T2 FLAIR PROPELLER |
AXIAL T2 2D SSFSE |
AXIAL T1 FAST |
AXIAL DWI-HB Option |
AXIAL FLAIR FAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATRIX freq | 256 | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| MATRIX phase | 192 | 128 | 224 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 128 | 160 |
| NEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HB2 | 1 |
| Phase FOV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.75 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Freq Direction | Unswap | R/L | A/P | A/P | S/I | ― | A/P | A/P | A/P |
| Image Enhance | ― | SCIC | SCIC | SCIC | SCIC | ― | SCIC | None | SCIC |
| FC Direction | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | Slice |
| User CV | ― | Ramp Samp=1 | TRF SEQ |
― | ― | ACC=2 | TRF FAST ASSET=1.75 |
Ramp Samp=1 RECON=1 GRAD OPT=1 INT REF=1 RG1 |
TRF FC |
Scanning Range
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
AXIAL DWI |
AXIAL 2D EPI GRE/T2* |
AXIAL T2 PROPELLER |
AXIAL or CORONAL T2 FLAIR PROPELLER |
AXIAL T2 2D SSFSE |
AXIAL T1 FAST |
AXIAL DWI-HB Option |
AXIAL FLAIR FAST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOV | 7 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Slice Thickness | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Spacing | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Number of Slices | 7-Ax/Sag/Cor | 24-26 | 34 | 24-26 | 24-26 | ― | 24-26 | 24-26 | 30 |
| Scan Time | 0:44 sec | 0:40 sec | 0:23 sec | ~1:30 min | ~2:30 min | 0:30 sec | 1:30 min | 0:40 sec | 1:20 min |
