{"id":4474,"date":"2025-10-31T16:17:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/brachial-plexus-1-5t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:12:46","slug":"brachial-plexus-1-5t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/brachial-plexus-1-5t\/","title":{"rendered":"Brachial Plexus 1.5T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
• Sagittal – Cover top of C-spine through T-5 affected side only
• Axial – Cover C5 through top of T5 affected side only
• Coronal – S\/I cover above C3 through axilla, A\/P cover posterior spine through clavicle
• If HyperSense is not an option for your scanner, scan will be longer than indicated<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine, head first<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
HNU, Air Coil, or Small Flex<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Sternal Notch<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Contrast Agent Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contrast Agents<\/th>\nDose<\/th>\nInjection Rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n0.05 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL<\/td>\nHand Bolus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline Flush<\/td>\n10-20 mL<\/td>\nHand Bolus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
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Imaging Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2 FS Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
CUBE STIR FOCUS<\/th>\n		Post
AXIAL
T1 Flex<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
3D T1
CUBE Flex<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Primary Sequence<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mode<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\nSSFSE<\/td>\nCUBE<\/td>\nFSE-XL<\/td>\nFSE-XL<\/td>\nFSE-XL<\/td>\nCUBE STIR FOCUS<\/td>\nFSE-XL<\/td>\nCUBE<\/td>\nLAVA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imaging Options<\/td>\nSEQ, EDR,
FAST, SS,
ARC, TRF<\/td>\n		EDR, ZIP2,
ZIP512, FR, ARC<\/td>\n		FAST, TRF,
FC, NP<\/td>\n		FC, TRF,
FAST, FLEX<\/td>\n		EDR, TRF,
FAST<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST,
ZIP2, FR,
ARC, HS, IrP<\/td>\n		EDR, TRF, FAST, ARC, FLEX<\/td>\nEDR, ZIP2,
ZIP512, FR,
ARC, FLEX<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST, ZIP512, ZIP2, ARC, FLEX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
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Scan Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2 FS Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
CUBE STIR FOCUS<\/th>\n		Post
AXIAL
T1 Flex<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
3D T1
CUBE Flex<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TE<\/td>\n80<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n85<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n110<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin Full<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\n1000<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n758<\/td>\n3000<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n3000<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TI<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nAuto<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nAuto<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nAuto<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ETL<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAT<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
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Acquisition Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2 FS Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
CUBE STIR FOCUS<\/th>\n		Post
AXIAL
T1 Flex<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
3D T1
CUBE Flex<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MATRIX freq<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX phase<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEX<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freq Direction<\/td>\nUnswap<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nR\/L<\/td>\nR\/L<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nRL<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Image Enhance<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC Direction<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nSlice<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
User CV<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nACC=2
3D Correction<\/td>\n		―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nFOCUS
CUBE STIR=1
APOD=1<\/td>\n		―<\/td>\nACC=2
3D Correction<\/td>\n		ACC=2
3D Correction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
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Scanning Range<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D T1 CUBE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2 FS Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1 FSE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
CUBE STIR FOCUS<\/th>\n		Post
AXIAL
T1 Flex<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
3D T1
CUBE Flex<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase FOV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Slices<\/td>\n7-Ax\/SagCor<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n20-25<\/td>\n24-26<\/td>\n24-26<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n24-26<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scan Time<\/td>\n0:18 sec<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n~-3-4 min<\/td>\n~2-3 min<\/td>\n~3 min<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n~3 min<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n~3 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Instructions • Sagittal – Cover top of C-spine through T-5 affected side only• Axial – Cover C5 through top of T5 affected side only• Coronal – S\/I cover above C3 through axilla, A\/P cover posterior spine through clavicle• If HyperSense is not an option for your scanner, scan will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,43,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4474","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-1-5t","category-ge","category-spine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5553,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474\/revisions\/5553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}