{"id":4547,"date":"2025-10-31T16:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-vein-mapping-3-0t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:12:52","slug":"pulmonary-vein-mapping-3-0t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/pulmonary-vein-mapping-3-0t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Vein Mapping 3.0T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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
32 channel Torso, GEMS Body Array, or Air Coil<\/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 20 mL<\/td>\nDilute to 30 mL @ 1.5 mL\/sec
Fluoro trigger and breath hold patient when contrast enters left atrium<\/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		Expiration<\/td>\nPre during
Fluoro trigger
Post 1 Expiration<\/td>\n		Post 2 LOW FLIP Expiration<\/td>\nShort Axis
Double Oblique
Left Vent
Full Stack<\/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		AXIAL
SSFP Non-Gated<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mode<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\nSSFSE<\/td>\nSSFP<\/td>\nFIESTA<\/td>\nceMRA-XV<\/td>\nceMRA-XV<\/td>\nSSFP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Imaging Options<\/td>\nEDR, SEQ,
FAST, SS<\/td>\n		Card Gate,
SEQ, FAST<\/td>\n		SEQ, FAST,
ASSET<\/td>\n		FAST, EDR, ARC,
ZIP2, ZIP512,
FluoroTrig<\/td>\n		FAST, EDR, ARC,
ZIP2, ZIP512<\/td>\n		Card Gate,
SEQ, FAST<\/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		AXIAL
SSFP Non-Gated<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\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>\nMin-Full<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\nMin<\/td>\nDef (4.6)<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\nDef (4.6)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n125<\/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		AXIAL
SSFP Non-Gated<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MATRIX freq<\/td>\n288<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX phase<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NEX<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase FOV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Freq Direction<\/td>\nDef<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nR\/L<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\nS\/I<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accel<\/td>\nPh 2<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPh 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\nPh 2, Sl 2<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC Direction<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nArrRej 0<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nArrRej 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adv CV<\/td>\n0, 240, 0<\/td>\nArryth Rej Wn 10
Delay Min
VPS 16
# Phases
Recon 20<\/td>\n		—<\/td>\nTurbo 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		AXIAL
SSFP Non-Gated<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
3D MRA ARC<\/th>\n		OBLIQUE
Gated CINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Slices<\/td>\n5-8 each Plane<\/td>\nVariable – see comments above<\/td>\n40 Slices<\/td>\n70 Slices\/PRN<\/td>\n70 Slices\/PRN<\/td>\n15-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approx Scan Time<\/td>\n0:46-0:54<\/td>\n± 8-15 sec per BH
gating dependent<\/td>\n		± 16 sec per BH<\/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 32 channel Torso, GEMS Body Array, or Air Coil 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":[47,56,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4547","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-3-0t","category-cardiac-mra","category-ge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4547","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=4547"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5618,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4547\/revisions\/5618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}