{"id":4535,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-vein-mapping-1-5t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:12:51","slug":"pulmonary-vein-mapping-1-5t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-vein-mapping-1-5t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Vein Mapping 1.5T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nPrint<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
• Consider gating if available for aortic root\/ascending aorta studies
• Respiratory bellows and peripheral gating
• Optional: Reformat all Sagittal MRA into Axial and Coronal<\/dd>\n
Common Indication<\/dt>\n
Prior to electrophysiology (EP) ablation<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
8-32 channel Body Array, 8 channel Cardiac, GEMS Array<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Nipple Line<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Contrast Agent Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contrast Agents<\/th>\nDose<\/th>\nInjection Rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n0.075 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL
OK to cap at 20 mL max volume<\/td>\n		Dilute to 30 mL @ 1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline Flush<\/td>\n50 mL<\/td>\n1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comments<\/td>\nBreathing<\/td>\n3 Slice Mid Vent
or if for Right Vent evaluation, then full stack copy and paste to acquire approx.
2 channel and
4 channel Locs<\/td>\n		Pre during
Fluoro trigger
Post 1
Expiration<\/td>\n		Post 2
LOW FLIP
Expiration<\/td>\n		Short Axis
Double Oblique
Left Vent
Full Stack and Long Axis
2, 3, 4 chamber<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
Gated CINE<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mode<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\nSSFSE<\/td>\nSSFP<\/td>\nceMRA<\/td>\nceMRA<\/td>\nSSFP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imaging Options<\/td>\nEDR, SEQ,
FAST, SS<\/td>\n		Card Gate, SEQ, EDR, FAST, ZIP512, ASSET<\/td>\nFAST, EDR, ARC
ZIP2, ZIP512,
FluoroTrig<\/td>\n		FAST, EDR, ARC
ZIP2, ZIP512<\/td>\n		Card Gate, SEQ, EDR, FAST, ZIP512, ASSET<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
Gated
CINE<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TE<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef (4.6)<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef (4.6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n62<\/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\n
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
Gated
CINE<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/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>\n160<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEX<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase FOV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freq Direction<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Image Enhance<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPURE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accel<\/td>\nPh 2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adv CV<\/td>\n0, 240, 0<\/td>\nArryth Rej Wn 10
Delay Min
VPS 16
# Phases
Recon 20<\/td>\n		Turbo 2
Elip Cent 1
Slice Res 78%<\/td>\n		Turbo 2
Elip Cent 1
Slice Res 78%<\/td>\n		Arryth Rej Wn 10
Delay Min
VPS 16
# Phases
Recon 20<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\n3PL
LOCALIZER
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
Gated
CINE<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Slices<\/td>\n5-8 each Plane<\/td>\nVariable – see comments above<\/td>\n70 Slices\/PRN<\/td>\n70 Slices\/PRN<\/td>\nVariable – see comments above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approx. Scan Time<\/td>\n0:46-0:54<\/td>\n± 8-15 sec per BH
gating dependent<\/td>\n		± 20 sec per BH<\/td>\n± 20 sec per BH<\/td>\n± 8-15 sec per BH
gating dependent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Instructions • Consider gating if available for aortic root\/ascending aorta studies• Respiratory bellows and peripheral gating• Optional: Reformat all Sagittal MRA into Axial and Coronal Common Indication Prior to electrophysiology (EP) ablation Position Supine Coil 8-32 channel Body Array, 8 channel Cardiac, GEMS Array Landmark Nipple Line Contrast Agent Parameters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,56,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-1-5t","category-cardiac-mra","category-ge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4535","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=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5608,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4535\/revisions\/5608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}