{"id":4477,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-1-5t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:36:16","slug":"cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-1-5t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-1-5t\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow 1.5T"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
\n
Instructions<\/dt>\n
• Cine PC (phase-contrast) are cardiac or peripheral gated
• Contrast is not usually used for this study but the 3D postcontrast images can be useful to look at the anatomy<\/dd>\n
Indications<\/dt>\n
To be used for CSF Flow studies for Aqueduct, 3rd Ventricle evaluation and Chiari malformations<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Head first, supine<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
Head, HNU (Head 24 selected if possible)<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Nasion<\/dd>\n
Special Instructions<\/dt>\n
\n\n\n
\u2014<\/td>\nAqueduct & 3rd Ventricle\/ Foramen
SAGITTAL<\/td>\n		Chiari-Center Foramen Aqueduct-Center
3rd Ventricle<\/td>\n		Chiari-Center Foramen Aqueduct-Center
3rd Ventricle<\/td>\n		Chiari-Center Foramen Aqueduct-Center
3rd Ventricle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
\n

Imaging Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
& 3rd Ventricle:
SAGITTAL
T2 CUBE Non-gated<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
FAST PC
Flow Analysis<\/th>\n		Head: Midline Aqueduct
SAGITTAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Primary Sequence<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mode<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\nCINE<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\nCINE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\nCUBE<\/td>\nCUBE T2<\/td>\nVASC PC<\/td>\nVASC PC<\/td>\nVASC PC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imaging Options<\/td>\nEDR, FAST, FR,
ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST, FR,
ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		FC, SEQ<\/td>\nFC, SEQ, GATE, FR<\/td>\nFC, SEQ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
\n

Scan Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
& 3rd Ventricle:
SAGITTAL
T2 CUBE Non-gated<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
FAST PC
Flow Analysis<\/th>\n		Head: Midline Aqueduct
SAGITTAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TE<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\n2400<\/td>\n2500<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ETL<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n14 Phases<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
\n

Acquisition Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
& 3rd Ventricle:
SAGITTAL
T2 CUBE Non-gated<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
FAST PC
Flow Analysis<\/th>\n		Head: Midline Aqueduct
SAGITTAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MATRIX freq<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX phase<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEX<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase FOV<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC Direction<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nSlice<\/td>\nSlice<\/td>\nSlice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
User CV<\/td>\nACC=2
OPT HS 1.2<\/td>\n		―<\/td>\nVenc 20
Fl Anlys On<\/td>\n		Venc 20
Fl Anlys On
VPS 4
Trig delay-Min<\/td>\n		Venc 10
Fl Anlys On
Phase-14
Loc\/acq-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n
\n

Scanning Range<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAGITTAL
3D T2 CUBE<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
& 3rd Ventricle:
SAGITTAL
T2 CUBE Non-gated<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n		Head: Aqueduct
AXIAL
FAST PC
Flow Analysis<\/th>\n		Head: Midline Aqueduct
SAGITTAL
CINE PC
Flow Directions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular card instructions<\/td>\n112<\/td>\nPhase 2
Slice 2<\/td>\n		Phase=14 I locRecon
Phase Dir and Magnitude<\/td>\n		Recon Phase Dir -#Phase
Recon-14<\/td>\n		Recon Phase Dir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scan Time<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n2-4 min<\/td>\n4-5 min<\/td>\n3-5 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Scan Time Head: Aqueduct & 3rd Ventricle<\/td>\n14-23 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Instructions • Cine PC (phase-contrast) are cardiac or peripheral gated• Contrast is not usually used for this study but the 3D postcontrast images can be useful to look at the anatomy Indications To be used for CSF Flow studies for Aqueduct, 3rd Ventricle evaluation and Chiari malformations Position Head first, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,43,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4477","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-1-5t","category-ge","category-specialty-brain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4477","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=4477"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5739,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4477\/revisions\/5739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}