{"id":4543,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/contrast-enhanced-mra-abdomen-3-0t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","slug":"contrast-enhanced-mra-abdomen-3-0t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/contrast-enhanced-mra-abdomen-3-0t\/","title":{"rendered":"Contrast-enhanced MRA Abdomen 3.0T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
• Respiratory bellows
• Recommend high-relaxivity agents when available<\/dd>\n
Common Indications<\/dt>\n
Abdominal aorta aneurysm, stenosis, vasculitis if contraindications for contrast<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
32 channel Torso, GEMS Body Array, or Air Coil<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Xyphoid<\/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>\nDose Timing Method and Scan Delay<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n0.05 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL
OK to cap at 10 mL max volume for patients larger than 100 kg<\/td>\n		Dilute to 30 mL @ 1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\nFluoro triggered to abdominal aorta opacification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline Flush<\/td>\n50 mL<\/td>\n1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\nImmediately following gadolinium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comments<\/td>\nQuiet breathing<\/td>\nExpiration
diaphragm to
below bifurcation
or aneurysm<\/td>\n		Expiration<\/td>\nQuiet breathing
diaphragm to
below bifurcation<\/td>\n		Quiet breathing<\/td>\nRenal Artery Analysis
Renal TX
Pancreas TX<\/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<\/th>\n		AXIAL
SSFP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
RT T2
Fat Sat<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1
LAVA-Flex<\/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\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>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\nSSFSE<\/td>\nNon-Gated FIESTA<\/td>\nSSFSE<\/td>\nFRFSE-XL<\/td>\nceMRA-XV<\/td>\nceMRA-XV<\/td>\nLAVA-Flex<\/td>\nLAVA-Flex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imaging Options<\/td>\nEDR, SEQ,
ARC, FAST, SS<\/td>\n		SEQ, FAST,
ASSET<\/td>\n		EDR, SS, FAST, ZIP512, ARC<\/td>\nTRf, FAST,
RespTrig<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST,
ZIP512, ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST,
ZIP512, ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST,
ZIP2, ARC<\/td>\n		EDR, FAST,
ZIP2, ARC<\/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>\n3PL
LOCALIZER
SSFSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
SSFP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
RT T2
Fat Sat<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
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<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TE<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ETL<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAT<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSat Scr
Fat Sat<\/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
SSFSE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
SSFP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
RT T2
Fat Sat<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
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<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MATRIX freq<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX phase<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEX<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase FOV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freq Direction<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR\/L<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nR\/L<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accel<\/td>\nPh 2<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPh 2<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
User CV<\/td>\n0, 240, 0, 2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\nMax # Echos 240
Echo Sp Opt 1<\/td>\n		Blur Can 1
Fat Eff 1
EnFnL Sup 0<\/td>\n		Turbo 2
Ellip Cen
SI Res 78%<\/td>\n		Turbo 2
Ellip Cen 1
SI Res 78%<\/td>\n		CV6 1
CV30 1
CV36 70<\/td>\n		CV6 1
CV30 1
CV36 70<\/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<\/th>\n		AXIAL
SSFP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n		AXIAL
RT T2
Fat Sat<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA<\/th>\n		CORONAL
3D MRA
LOW FLIP<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1
LAVA-Flex<\/th>\n		AXIAL
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<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Slices<\/td>\n21 Slices<\/td>\n40 Slices<\/td>\n@ 30 Slices<\/td>\n40-50 Slices<\/td>\n70 Slice PRN<\/td>\n70 Slices PRN<\/td>\n140 Locs<\/td>\n140 Locs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approx Scan Time<\/td>\n0:46<\/td>\n± 16 sec per BH<\/td>\n± 16 sec per BH<\/td>\n± 5:00<\/td>\n0:20<\/td>\n0:20<\/td>\n0:24<\/td>\n0:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Instructions • Respiratory bellows• Recommend high-relaxivity agents when available Common Indications Abdominal aorta aneurysm, stenosis, vasculitis if contraindications for contrast Position Supine Coil 32 channel Torso, GEMS Body Array, or Air Coil Landmark Xyphoid Contrast Agent Parameters Contrast Agents Dose Injection Rate Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,58,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4543","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-3-0t","category-abdominal-mra","category-ge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4543","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=4543"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5616,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4543\/revisions\/5616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}