{"id":4779,"date":"2025-12-04T21:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-abbreviated-breast-3t\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:06:44","slug":"routine-abbreviated-breast-3t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-abbreviated-breast-3t\/","title":{"rendered":"Routine Abbreviated Breast 3T"},"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\/Siemens_Breast3T_Abbreviated.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>Common Indications<\/dt>\n<dd>Screening<\/dd>\n<dt>Position<\/dt>\n<dd>Prone<\/dd>\n<dt>Coil<\/dt>\n<dd>Bilateral Breast Coil<\/dd>\n<dt>Landmark<\/dt>\n<dd>Mid-breast, Nipples<\/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 Agent<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"border: 1px solid #999;padding: 8px\">Dose<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">0.05 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">Saline Flush<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 6px\">50 mL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #fff;color: #000;font-weight: bold;padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc\">Comments<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" style=\"padding: 8px;border: 1px solid #ccc;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle\">Report agent administered and dose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Imaging Parameters<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>LOCALIZER<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>STIR<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>Pre<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>1 PHASE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>\n<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('Axial STIR with Fat Sat', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/protocols\/Abbreviated_3T_AxSTIR.jpg', 'Courtesy of Margarita Zuley, MD, FACR, FSBI.', 550, 160); return false;\" style=\"color: white;background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0066cc, #00a8cc);padding: 6px 16px;border-radius: 6px;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none\">View Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>\n<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('AXIAL T1', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/protocols\/Abbreviated_3T_AxT1DYN3PhSeries.jpg', 'Courtesy of Margarita Zuley, MD, FACR, FSBI.', 160, 550); return false;\" style=\"color: white;background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0066cc, #00a8cc);padding: 6px 16px;border-radius: 6px;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none\">View Image<\/a>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pulse sequence<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<td>tir rr<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dimension<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PAT mode<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>mmPAT<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceleration factor PE<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceleration factor 3D<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/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>LOCALIZER<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>STIR<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>Pre<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>1 PHASE<\/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>TR<\/td>\n<td>6.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>5500.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>4.52 ms<\/td>\n<td>4.52 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>2.46 ms<\/td>\n<td>52.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>1.80 ms<\/td>\n<td>1.80 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TI<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>215 ms<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flip Angle<\/td>\n<td>30 deg<\/td>\n<td>150 deg<\/td>\n<td>11 deg<\/td>\n<td>11 deg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turbo factor<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bandwidth<\/td>\n<td>480 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>260 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>400 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>400 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Water suppr.<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fat suppr.<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>SPAIR<\/td>\n<td>SPAIR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gradient mode<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RF pulse type<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asymmetric echo<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/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>LOCALIZER<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>STIR<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>Pre<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>1 PHASE<\/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>Base resolution<\/td>\n<td>288<\/td>\n<td>320<\/td>\n<td>416<\/td>\n<td>416<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase resolution<\/td>\n<td>80%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice resolution<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Averages<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Averaging mode<\/td>\n<td>Short term<\/td>\n<td>Long term<\/td>\n<td>Short term<\/td>\n<td>Short term<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Concatenations<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FoV read<\/td>\n<td>450 mm<\/td>\n<td>290 mm<\/td>\n<td>290 mm<\/td>\n<td>290 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FoV phase<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<td>100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase enc. dir.<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<td>R &gt;&gt; L<\/td>\n<td>R &gt;&gt; L<\/td>\n<td>R &gt;&gt; L<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase partial fourier<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>7\/8<\/td>\n<td>7\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase oversampling<\/td>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<td>30%<\/td>\n<td>40%<\/td>\n<td>40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice partial fourier<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>7\/8<\/td>\n<td>7\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice oversampling<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flow compensation<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Read<\/td>\n<td>&#8212;<\/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>LOCALIZER<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>STIR<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>Pre<\/th>\n<th>AXIAL<br \/>T1 3D DYNAMIC<br \/>1 PHASE<\/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>Filter<\/td>\n<td>Distortion Corr.(2D)<\/td>\n<td>Distortion Corr.(2D), Prescan Normalize, Elliptical filter<\/td>\n<td>Distortion Corr.(3D), Prescan Normalize, Elliptical filter<\/td>\n<td>Distortion Corr.(3D), Prescan Normalize, Elliptical filter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice thickness<\/td>\n<td>5.5 mm<\/td>\n<td>4.0 mm<\/td>\n<td>0.8 mm<\/td>\n<td>0.8 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distance factor<\/td>\n<td>150%<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slices<\/td>\n<td>7 Slices<\/td>\n<td>55 Slices<\/td>\n<td>144 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n<td>144 Slices per Slab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Time of acquisition<\/td>\n<td>0:25<\/td>\n<td>4:59<\/td>\n<td>1:12<\/td>\n<td>1:12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Print Instructions And Patient Preparation Common Indications Screening Position Prone Coil Bilateral Breast Coil Landmark Mid-breast, Nipples Contrast Agent Parameters Contrast Agent Dose Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY) 0.05 mmol\/kg up to a calculated volume of 10 mL Saline Flush 50 mL Comments Report agent administered and dose Imaging Parameters Scan Description LOCALIZER AXIALSTIR AXIALT1 3D DYNAMICPre AXIALT1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,60,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-3-0t","category-breast","category-siemens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4779","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=4779"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5922,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4779\/revisions\/5922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}