{"id":4617,"date":"2025-10-31T16:19:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/brachial-plexus-3t\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T20:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:14:47","slug":"brachial-plexus-3t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/brachial-plexus-3t\/","title":{"rendered":"Brachial Plexus 3T"},"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
Contrast used to evaluate for suspected tumor or infection<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine, head first<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
20 channel Head \/ Neck coil and Anterior Body Matrix Coil<\/dd>\n
Landmark<\/dt>\n
Base of neck<\/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 or Power Injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saline Flush<\/td>\n20 mL<\/td>\nHand Bolus or Power Injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comments<\/td>\nReport agent administered and dose<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nPre
AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D STIR<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 VIBE DIXON<\/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<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Primary Sequence<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulse Sequence<\/td>\ntse<\/td>\ntse<\/td>\ntir<\/td>\ntir<\/td>\ntse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mode<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I-Pat<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nPre
AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D STIR<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 VIBE DIXON<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TE<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TR<\/td>\n550<\/td>\n2710<\/td>\n2610<\/td>\n4340<\/td>\n638<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TI<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n900<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n130<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turbo Factor<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n270<\/td>\n326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat Sat<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RF Mode<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nPre
AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D STIR<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 VIBE DIXON<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MATRIX Freq<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MATRIX Phase<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\nBlade\/130%<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averages<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concatenations<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rec FOV<\/td>\n66%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase DIR<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nF>>H<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Over Sample<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n91%<\/td>\n80%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Partial Fourier<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FC Direction<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nRead<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nPre
AXIAL
T1<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
3D STIR<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 VIBE DIXON<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FOV<\/td>\n370<\/td>\n370<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filter<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\nPrescan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spacing %<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Slices<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acquisition Time<\/td>\n1:28 min<\/td>\n3:17 min<\/td>\n8 min<\/td>\n6 min<\/td>\n6 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Instructions Contrast used to evaluate for suspected tumor or infection Position Supine, head first Coil 20 channel Head \/ Neck coil and Anterior Body Matrix Coil Landmark Base of neck Contrast Agent Parameters Contrast Agent Dose Injection Rate Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) 0.05 mmol\/kg Hand Bolus or Power Injection Saline Flush 20 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,44,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4617","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-3-0t","category-siemens","category-spine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4617","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=4617"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5687,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4617\/revisions\/5687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}