{"id":4503,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-3-0t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:35:15","slug":"cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-3-0t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-flow-3-0t\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow 3.0T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Indications<\/dt>\n
To be used for CSF Flow studies for Aqueduct, 3rd Ventricle Evaluation and Chiari Malformations<\/dd>\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
Position<\/dt>\n
Head first, supine<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
Head, 8 channel or HNU<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Nasion<\/dd>\n
Special Instructions<\/dt>\n
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\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
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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 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Primary Sequence<\/td>\nYes T2<\/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>\nEDR, FAST, FR,
ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		FC, SEQ<\/td>\nFC, SEQ,
GATE, FR<\/td>\n		FC, SEQ<\/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
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>\n82<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\n2500<\/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>\n100<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n62<\/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
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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>\n320<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX phase<\/td>\n320<\/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
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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 x 23<\/td>\n20 x 20<\/td>\n20 x 20<\/td>\n20 x 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n1.2\/0<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n10 mm-1 Slice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nA\/P<\/td>\nA\/P<\/td>\nA\/P<\/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>\n2:30 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 Indications To be used for CSF Flow studies for Aqueduct, 3rd Ventricle Evaluation and Chiari Malformations 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 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":[47,43,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4503","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-3-0t","category-ge","category-specialty-brain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4503","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=4503"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5738,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4503\/revisions\/5738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}