{"id":6019,"date":"2026-06-18T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/?page_id=6019"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T15:29:26","slug":"brain-tumor-core-3t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/brain-tumor-core-3t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Brain Tumor Core 3T"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n
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Instructions<\/dt>\n
Core imaging used on all pediatric brain protocols. Optional sequences added based on clinical indication.<\/dd>\n
Position<\/dt>\n
Head first supine<\/dd>\n
Coil<\/dt>\n
Head 20 or Head 64<\/dd>\n
Contrast Timing<\/dt>\n
T2 is performed immediately post contrast to allow time for peak contrast enhancement on T1 imaging.<\/dd>\n
Patient Preparation<\/dt>\n
Landmark per department pediatric protocol — pending sign-off.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n
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Contrast Agent Parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Contrast Agent<\/th>\nDose<\/th>\nInjection Rate<\/th>\nDose Timing Method and Scan Delay<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gadopiclenol (VUEWAY)<\/td>\n0.05 mmol\/kg<\/td>\nHand Bolus or Power Injection<\/td>\nPer department pediatric contrast protocol — pending technologist\/radiologist sign-off.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comments<\/td>\n• Use minimal dose for patients with a GFR <60 mL\/sec
• Report 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\n\n
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\nTRANS rDWI<\/th>\nTRAN SWI<\/th>\nPost
TRAN T2 TSE<\/th>\n		Post
TRAN T2 FLAIR FS DR<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 SPACE FS<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\nView Image<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sequence Name<\/td>\ntfl<\/td>\nresolve<\/td>\nswi_r<\/td>\ntseR_rs<\/td>\ntir<\/td>\nspcR<\/td>\ntfl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mode<\/td>\nSingle Shot<\/td>\nInterleaved<\/td>\nInterleaved<\/td>\nInterleaved<\/td>\nInterleaved<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nSingle Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PAT Mode<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\nCS<\/td>\nGRAPPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimension<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor PE<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acceleration Factor 3D<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\nTRANS rDWI<\/th>\nTRAN SWI<\/th>\nPost
TRAN T2 TSE<\/th>\n		Post
TRAN T2 FLAIR FS DR<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 SPACE FS<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
TR<\/td>\n1700.0 ms<\/td>\n5720.0 ms<\/td>\n28.0 ms<\/td>\n4880.0 ms<\/td>\n10000.0 ms<\/td>\n900.0 ms<\/td>\n1700.0 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\n2.28 ms<\/td>\n54 ms \/ 92 ms<\/td>\n20.00 ms<\/td>\n95.00 ms<\/td>\n106.00 ms<\/td>\n19.00 ms<\/td>\n2.28 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TI<\/td>\n900 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n2600 ms<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n900 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Angle<\/td>\n8 deg<\/td>\n180 deg<\/td>\n15 deg<\/td>\n148 deg<\/td>\n130 deg<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n8 deg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turbo Factor<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bandwidth<\/td>\n200 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n766 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n120 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n217 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n349 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n434 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n200 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPI Factor<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat Saturation Mode<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fat Suppression<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nFat Saturation<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\nFat Saturation<\/td>\nFat Saturation<\/td>\nStandard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gradient Mode<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RF Pulse Type<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nFast<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nLow SAR<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\nNormal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asymmetric Echo<\/td>\nAllowed<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nAllowed<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\nTRANS rDWI<\/th>\nTRAN SWI<\/th>\nPost
TRAN T2 TSE<\/th>\n		Post
TRAN T2 FLAIR FS DR<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 SPACE FS<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Base Resolution<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n384<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n256<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Resolution<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n80 %<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n80 %<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Resolution<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n75 %<\/td>\n100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averages<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concatenations<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b-value<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n0 s\/mm\u00b2\/1000 s\/mm\u00b2<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Read<\/td>\n200 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n220 mm<\/td>\n210 mm<\/td>\n210 mm<\/td>\n192 mm<\/td>\n200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FoV Phase<\/td>\n100.0 %<\/td>\n100.0 %<\/td>\n87.5 %<\/td>\n93.8 %<\/td>\n93.8 %<\/td>\n100.0 %<\/td>\n100.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Encoding Dir.<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nR >> L<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\nA >> P<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Oversampling<\/td>\n20 %<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n10 %<\/td>\n20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Oversampling<\/td>\n20.0 %<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n20.0 %<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n16.7 %<\/td>\n20.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phase Partial Fourier<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Partial Fourier<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flow Compensation<\/td>\nNone<\/td>\n―<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\nSlice<\/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
Scan Description<\/th>\nSAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\nTRANS rDWI<\/th>\nTRAN SWI<\/th>\nPost
TRAN T2 TSE<\/th>\n		Post
TRAN T2 FLAIR FS DR<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 SPACE FS<\/th>\n		Post
SAG 3D T1 MPRAGE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Elliptical Filter<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n―<\/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>\n<\/tr>\n
Distortion Correction<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n2D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slice Thickness<\/td>\n1.00 mm<\/td>\n4.0 mm<\/td>\n1.20 mm<\/td>\n4.0 mm<\/td>\n4.0 mm<\/td>\n0.80 mm<\/td>\n1.00 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distance Factor<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n―<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slices<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n192<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acquisition Time<\/td>\n3:37 min<\/td>\n3:45 min<\/td>\n6:37 min<\/td>\n1:54 min<\/td>\n3:22 min<\/td>\n4:32 min<\/td>\n3:37 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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