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GE Healthcare – MR Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY®) Protocols

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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

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