{"id":4546,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-artery-3-0t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","slug":"pulmonary-artery-3-0t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-artery-3-0t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Artery 3.0T"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"justify-content: space-between;align-items: flex-start;margin-bottom: 2rem;flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 1rem\">\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"protocol-actions\" style=\"gap: 0.75rem;align-items: center;flex-shrink: 0\">\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/protocols\/GE_MRA3T_PulmonaryArtery.pdf?v=20261005\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: white;background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0066cc, #00a8cc);padding: 8px 20px;border-radius: 6px;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none\">Print<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h3>Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n<dl>\n<dt>Instructions<\/dt>\n<dd>&#8226; Respiratory bellows <br \/>&#8226; Optional: Reformat all Sagittal MRA into Axial and Coronal<br \/>&#8226; For poor breath holders, increase slice thickness and decrease number of slices<\/dd>\n<dt>Common Indication<\/dt>\n<dd>R\/O pulmonary embolism (PE)<\/dd>\n<dt>Position<\/dt>\n<dd>Supine<\/dd>\n<dt>Coil<\/dt>\n<dd>32 channel Torso, GEMS Body Array, or Air Coil<\/dd>\n<dt>Landmark<\/dt>\n<dd>Nipple Line<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Contrast Agent Parameters<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<thead style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">Contrast Agents<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">Dose<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">Injection Rate<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">Dose Timing Method and Scan Delay<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">0.05 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL<br \/>OK to cap at 10 mL max volume for patients larger than 100 kg<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Dilute to 30 mL @ 1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Fluoro trigger to peak arterial opacification of thoracic aorta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Saline Flush<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">50 mL<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">1.5 mL\/sec<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Immediately following gadolinium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #fff;color: #000;font-weight: bold;padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc\">Comments<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Breathing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Pre Arterial = fluoro trigger<br \/>Post 1 Expiration<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Post 2 LOW Flip<br \/>Expiration<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Expiration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Imaging Parameters<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>3PL<br \/>LOCALIZER<br \/>SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<br \/>LOW Flip<\/th>\n<th>Post<br \/>AXIAL<br \/> T1 FAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mode<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pulse Sequence<\/td>\n<td>SSFSE<\/td>\n<td>ceMRA-XV<\/td>\n<td>ceMRA-XV<\/td>\n<td>FSPGR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Imaging Options<\/td>\n<td>EDR, SEQ, <br \/>ARC, FAST, SS<\/td>\n<td>FAST, EDR, ARC, ZIP2,<br \/>ZIP512, FluoroTrig<\/td>\n<td>FAST, EDR, ARC,<br \/>ZIP2, ZIP512<\/td>\n<td>FAST, EDR, ZIP512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Scan Parameters<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>3PL<br \/>LOCALIZER<br \/>SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<br \/>LOW Flip<\/th>\n<th>Post<br \/>AXIAL<br \/> T1 FAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>Min<\/td>\n<td>Min<\/td>\n<td>In Phase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TR<\/td>\n<td>Min<\/td>\n<td>Def<\/td>\n<td>Def<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flip Angle<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bandwidth<\/td>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>83<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SAT<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>Fat Sat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Acquisition Parameters<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>3PL<br \/>LOCALIZER<br \/>SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<br \/>LOW Flip<\/th>\n<th>Post<br \/>AXIAL<br \/> T1 FAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>MATRIX freq<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MATRIX phase<\/td>\n<td>160<\/td>\n<td>192<\/td>\n<td>224<\/td>\n<td>192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NEX<\/td>\n<td>Def<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase FOV<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Freq Direction<\/td>\n<td>Def<\/td>\n<td>S\/I<\/td>\n<td>S\/I<\/td>\n<td>R\/L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accel<\/td>\n<td>Ph 2<\/td>\n<td>Ph 2, Sl 2<\/td>\n<td>Ph 2, Sl 2<\/td>\n<td>PURE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adv CV<\/td>\n<td>0, 240, 0<\/td>\n<td>Turbo 2<br \/>Elip Cent 1<br \/>Slice Res 78%<\/td>\n<td>Turbo 2<br \/>Elip Cent <br \/>Slice Res 78%<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Scanning Range<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>3PL<br \/>LOCALIZER<br \/>SSFSE ARC<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<\/th>\n<th>SAGITTAL<br \/>3D MRA<br \/>LOW Flip<\/th>\n<th>Post<br \/>AXIAL<br \/> T1 FAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>FOV<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>36-40<\/td>\n<td>36-40<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice Thickness<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spacing<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Slices<\/td>\n<td>5-8 each Plane<\/td>\n<td>70 Slices PRN<\/td>\n<td>70 Slices PRN<\/td>\n<td>44 Slices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Approx Scan Time<\/td>\n<td>0:46-0:54<\/td>\n<td>&plusmn; 20 sec per BH<\/td>\n<td>&plusmn; 20 sec per BH<\/td>\n<td>18 sec per 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