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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
• New onset seizures should be performed as Routine Adult Brain with\/without contrast
• Contrast can be used for adult examinations
• Partial complex seizure, intractable seizure in pediatric patients<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Supine, head first<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
20 channel Head and 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• May use Interpolation & Restore options with lower TR’s
• May do postcontrast. Whole brain coverage
• MPR to form Coronal Oblique images if not obtained directly
• All Coronal Oblique sequences positioned similarly. Cover and position perpendicular to temporal lobe
• 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		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
Temporal Lobe<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
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\nView Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sequence name<\/td>\nepse<\/td>\nfl_r<\/td>\ntseR<\/td>\ntfl<\/td>\ntseR<\/td>\nspcir<\/td>\nspcR<\/td>\nspcir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mode<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAT Mode<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nCAIPIRINHA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nCAIPIRINHA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor PE<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor 3D<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AutoAlign<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead > Brain<\/td>\nHead >
Temporal Lobe<\/td>\n		Head >
Temporal Lobe<\/td>\n		Head > Brain<\/td>\nHead >
Temporal Lobe<\/td>\n		Head >
Temporal Lobe<\/td>\n		Head > Brain<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
Temporal Lobe<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 SPACE<\/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
TR<\/td>\n6700.0 ms<\/td>\n743.0 ms<\/td>\n3510.0 ms<\/td>\n2200.0 ms<\/td>\n3500.0 ms<\/td>\n720.0 ms<\/td>\n720.0 ms<\/td>\n6000.0 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\n73.00 ms<\/td>\n19.80 ms<\/td>\n89.00 ms<\/td>\n2.48 ms<\/td>\n99.00 ms<\/td>\n16.00 ms<\/td>\n16.00 ms<\/td>\n351.00 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TI<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n900 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1800 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1800 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n20 deg<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\n8 deg<\/td>\n150 deg<\/td>\nMode T1 Var<\/td>\nMode T1 Var<\/td>\nMode T2 Var<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turbo Factor<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n1502 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n220 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n260 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n250 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n303 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n698 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n630 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n698 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPI Factor<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat-Water Contrast<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat Saturation<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gradient Mode<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RF Pulse Type<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asymmetric Echo<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nAllowed<\/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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
Temporal Lobe<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 SPACE<\/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
Base Resolution<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n320<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Resolution<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Resolution<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n79%<\/td>\n91%<\/td>\n79%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averages<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averaging Mode<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concatenations<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/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―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Read<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n180 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n230 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Phase<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n84%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n85%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Encoding Dir.<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Oversampling<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Oversampling<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Partial Fourier<\/td>\n6\/8<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Partial Fourier<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flow Compensation<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nSlice\/Read<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\nNone<\/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\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nAXIAL
DWI<\/th>\n		AXIAL
GRE<\/th>\n		AXIAL
T2<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T2
Temporal Lobe<\/th>\n		CORONAL
T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n		CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
FLAIR SPACE<\/th>\n		Post
CORONAL
T1 SPACE<\/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
Elliptical Filter<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Image Filter<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Normalize<\/td>\nPrescan<\/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>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distance Factor<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n3.0 mm<\/td>\n1.0 mm<\/td>\n5.0 mm<\/td>\n1.0 mm<\/td>\n1.0 mm<\/td>\n1.0 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n36 Slices<\/td>\n176 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n30 Slices<\/td>\n176 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n176 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n176 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acquisition Time<\/td>\n1:09 min<\/td>\n1:20 min<\/td>\n2:25 min<\/td>\n5:38 min<\/td>\n1:04 min<\/td>\n4:45 min<\/td>\n4:40 min<\/td>\n4:45 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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