Instructions And Patient Preparation
- Instructions
- • OK to miss dome of liver. Coverage Mid Liver to Perineum. Bind SSFSE series together
• Glucagon optional but encouraged
• NP0 6 hours
• Patient to arrive 60 min ahead to drink oral contrast (oral contrast OK to omit if patient cannot or won’t drink)
• VoLumen/Breeza
• <130 lbs – 2 bottles = drink evenly 45-60 min prior to exam
• One cup of water when patient is on the table
• IV contrast: 0.1 mmol/kg, 2 mL/sec
• Glucagon: 0.6-1 mg glucagon given IV (Can be given all at once before T2 SSFSE or split to half amount before T2 SSFSE and half amount before T1s)
• Push slowly over 1 min to avoid emesis - Common Indication
- Small bowel pathology
- Position
- Consider prone position if patient is able
- Coil
- 8 or 12 channel Body coil, GEMS array, or Air coil
- Landmark
- Iliac Crest
Contrast Agent Parameters
| Contrast Agent | Dose | Injection Rate | Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) | 0.05 mmol/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL | 2 mL/sec | Pre – 40 sec post – 2-5 min post | |||||
| Saline Flush | 50 mL | 2 mL/sec | Immediately following gadolinium | |||||
| Comments | Quiet breathing | Quiet breathing | Glucagon 0.4-0.5 mg IV Expiration |
Expiration Pelvis |
Expiration Abdomen |
Glucagon 0.4-0.5 mg IV pre 40 sec post 2-3 min post |
Abdomen & Pelvis | Optional: Resp Trig Liver & Pancreas |
Imaging Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
CORONAL 2D FIESTA Real-time |
CORONAL T2 SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Abdomen |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Pelvis |
CORONAL 3D LAVA |
AXIAL T1 |
Optional: AXIAL DWI ASSET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Image | View Image | View Image | ||||||
| Mode | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 2D | 3D | 3D | 2D |
| Pulse Sequence | SSFSE | FIESTA | SSFSE | SSFSE | SSFSE | LAVA | LAVA | DWI EPI |
| Imaging Options | SEQ, EDR, FAST, SS, ARC |
SEQ, MPh, FAST |
EDR, FAST, SS, ARC |
EDR, FAST, SS, ARC |
EDR, FAST, SS, ARC |
FAST, EDR, ZIP2, ARC |
EDR, FAST, ZIP2, ARC, FLEX | Resp Trig, EPI, DIFF, ASSET |
Scan Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
CORONAL 2D FIESTA Real-time |
CORONAL T2 SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Abdomen |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Pelvis |
CORONAL 3D LAVA |
AXIAL T1 |
Optional: AXIAL DWI ASSET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 90 | Min | 90 | 90 | 90 | Def | Min Full | Min |
| TR | Min | Def | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | Def | Def | Def |
| Flip Angle | — | 50 | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | — |
| ETL | — | — | — | — | — | — | Def | — |
| Bandwidth | 62 | 100 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 90 | — |
| SAT | — | — | — | Sat Scr Special Fat |
Sat Scr Special Fat |
Sat Scr Special Fat |
— | — |
Acquisition Parameters
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
CORONAL 2D FIESTA Real-time |
CORONAL T2 SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Abdomen |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Pelvis |
CORONAL 3D LAVA |
AXIAL T1 |
Optional: AXIAL DWI ASSET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATRIX freq | 288 | 256 | 352 | 320 | 320 | 256 | 280 | 128 |
| MATRIX phase | 160 | 192 | 256 | 224 | 224 | 192 | 220 | 128 |
| NEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Phase FOV | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | 1 |
| Freq Direction | — | S/I | S/I | R/L | R/L | S/I | R/L | R/L |
| Accel | Ph 2 | — | Ph 2, Sl 1 | Ph 2, Sl 1 | Ph 2, Sl 1 | Ph 2, Sl 1.5 | — | ASSET |
| User CV | 1, 240, 1 | None | Fr nex 0 Max echos 240 BTK 0 |
Fr nex 0 Max echos 240 BTK 0 |
Fr nex 0 Max echos 240 BTK 0 |
CV6 1 CV30 1 |
CV6 1 CV30 1 |
— |
| Other | — | Multi-Phase Tab: 20 slices per Loc Sequential Delay Min |
— | — | — | — | — | Real-time Field Adj OnEnh Prep 1 DWI b val 0 to 50 at 4 nex b 400 to 800 at 6 nex Diff dr 3 in 1 OptTE On Dual SE Off Resp: 2 RR Tr Pt 30% Tr Wd 30% |
Scanning Range
| Scan Description | 3PL LOCALIZER |
CORONAL 2D FIESTA Real-time |
CORONAL T2 SSFSE |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Abdomen |
AXIAL T2 SSFSE Special Fat Pelvis |
CORONAL 3D LAVA |
AXIAL T1 |
Optional: AXIAL DWI ASSET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOV | 48 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 38 | 40 |
| Slice Thickness | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Spacing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of Slices | 51 Slices | Slices PRN | Slices PRN | Slices PRN | Slices PRN | 100 Slices (PRN) | 70 | 32 Slices |
| Approx. Scan Time | 0:23 | 4:15 | 0:18/acq | 0:20/acq | 0:20/acq | 0:19 | 0:17 each | @ 2:29 |
