{"id":4610,"date":"2025-10-31T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-adult-brain-1-5t-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:14:47","slug":"routine-adult-brain-1-5t-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-adult-brain-1-5t-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Routine Adult Brain 1.5T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
Contrast is used for assessment of the blood-brain barrier, infection, tumor, and some stroke evaluation<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine, head first<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
20 channel Head or Head\/Neck coil or better<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Glabella<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Contrast Agent Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contrast Agent<\/th>\nDose<\/th>\nInjection Rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n0.05 mmol\/kg<\/td>\nHand Bolus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline Flush<\/td>\n10 mL<\/td>\nHand Bolus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comments<\/td>\n• Report agent administered and dose
• Use minimal dose for patients with a GFR <60 mL\/sec<\/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\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
FLAIR<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\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\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sequence Name<\/td>\nepse<\/td>\ntir<\/td>\nfl_r<\/td>\ntseB<\/td>\ntir<\/td>\ntirB<\/td>\nspcR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimension<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Mode<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor PE<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor 3D<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AutoAlign<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Basis<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/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\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
FLAIR<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TR<\/td>\n4900.0 ms<\/td>\n1490.0 ms<\/td>\n861.0 ms<\/td>\n3200.0 ms<\/td>\n1800.0 ms<\/td>\n8000.0 ms<\/td>\n600.0 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\n98.0 ms<\/td>\n7.50 ms<\/td>\n23.90 ms<\/td>\n109.0 ms<\/td>\n7.50 ms<\/td>\n109.0 ms<\/td>\n8.40 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TI<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n688 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n818 ms<\/td>\n2370 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\n20 deg<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\nMode T1 Var<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turbo Factor<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n1184 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n240 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n200 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n363 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n240 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n363 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n630 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Echo Spacing<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n7.46 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n6.42 ms<\/td>\n7.46 ms<\/td>\n6.42 ms<\/td>\n4.18 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat-Water Contrast<\/td>\nFat Saturation<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat Saturation<\/td>\nWeak<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gradient Mode<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RF Pulse Type<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asymmetric Echo<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
FLAIR<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Base Resolution<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Resolution<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Resolution<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n86%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averages<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concatenations<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b-value<\/td>\n0 s\/mm2<\/sup>
1000 s\/mm2<\/sup><\/td>\n		―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Read<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Phase<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n81%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Encoding Dir.<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Oversampling<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Oversampling<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Partial Fourier<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Partial Fourier<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flow Compensation<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/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\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		SAGITTAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
FLAIR<\/th>\n		Post
SAGITTAL
T1 SPACE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Elliptical Filter<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Normalize<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distortion Correction<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n0.9 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distance Factor<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n25 Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n192 Slices
per Slab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acquisition Time<\/td>\n51 sec<\/td>\n1:19 min<\/td>\n3:49 min<\/td>\n1:50 min<\/td>\n2:00 min<\/td>\n3:30 min<\/td>\n5:15 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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