{"id":6243,"date":"2026-07-07T14:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-spine-siemens-3t\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:06:03","slug":"routine-complete-spine-siemens-3t","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/protocols.nwforums.com\/index.php\/routine-complete-spine-siemens-3t\/","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Routine Complete Spine (Smaller Patients) 3T"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"justify-content: flex-end;align-items: flex-start;margin-bottom: 2rem;flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 1rem\">\n<div id=\"protocol-actions\" style=\"gap: 0.75rem;align-items: center;flex-shrink: 0\">\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/protocols\/Siemens_PedVu3T_Spine.pdf?v=20261023\" 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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h3>Instructions And Patient Preparation<\/h3>\n<dl>\n<dt>Instructions<\/dt>\n<dd>Position the patient in supine position with head pointing towards the magnet<br \/>Position the patient over the spine coil, and position the head in the head coil and immobilize with cushions<br \/>Give a pillow under the patient\u2019s knees for extra comfort<br \/>Sedation vs bundle and feed is the ordering provider&#8217;s decision<\/dd>\n<dt>Common Indications<\/dt>\n<dd>Pain<br \/>Infection<br \/>Demyelination<br \/>Trauma<br \/>Tumor<br \/>Gait Disturbance<\/dd>\n<dt>Position<\/dt>\n<dd>Head First<br \/>Supine<\/dd>\n<dt>Coil<\/dt>\n<dd>Head\/Neck 20ch<br \/>Spine Coil<\/dd>\n<dt>Landmark<\/dt>\n<dd>Mid neck<\/dd>\n<dt>Patient Population<\/dt>\n<dd>These protocols are intended for smaller patients and serve as starting points. If a smaller FOV is needed, the parameters are modified accordingly.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Imaging Parameters<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>I_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>II_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>III_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T2WI<br \/>STIR<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T1WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>TRUFISP<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T2WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T1WI<br \/>VIBE<br \/>CONUS<br \/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th>&nbsp;<\/th>\n<th><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('SAG T2WI STIR ENTIRE SPINE', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/peds-vu\/complete-spine\/sag-t2wi-stir-entire-spine.png', '', 600, 600); 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><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('SAG T1WI ENTIRE SPINE', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/peds-vu\/complete-spine\/sag-t1wi-entire-spine.png', '', 600, 600); 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><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('SAG TRUFISP ENTIRE SPINE', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/peds-vu\/complete-spine\/sag-trufisp-entire-spine.png', '', 600, 600); 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><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('AX T2WI ENTIRE SPINE', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/peds-vu\/complete-spine\/ax-t2wi-entire-spine.png', '', 600, 600); 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><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"showImageWithCaption('AX T1WI VIBE CONUS DOWN', '\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/peds-vu\/complete-spine\/ax-t1wi-vibe-conus-down.png', '', 600, 600); 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><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sequence Name<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<td>tir_rr<\/td>\n<td>tir<\/td>\n<td>tfi<\/td>\n<td>tse_rs<\/td>\n<td>fl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dimension<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<td>2D<\/td>\n<td>3D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceleration mode<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>GRAPPA<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceleration Factor PE<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Acceleration Factor 3D<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reference Lines PE<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reference Scans<\/td>\n<td>Integrated<\/td>\n<td>Integrated<\/td>\n<td>Integrated<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Integrated<\/td>\n<td>Integrated<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deep Resolve<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/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>I_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>II_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>III_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T2WI<br \/>STIR<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T1WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>TRUFISP<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T2WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T1WI<br \/>VIBE<br \/>CONUS<br \/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>TR<\/td>\n<td>3.30 ms<\/td>\n<td>3.30 ms<\/td>\n<td>3.30 ms<\/td>\n<td>3500.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>2000.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>1352.89 ms<\/td>\n<td>4400.0 ms<\/td>\n<td>7.00 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>1.27 ms<\/td>\n<td>1.27 ms<\/td>\n<td>1.27 ms<\/td>\n<td>53.00 ms<\/td>\n<td>9.90 ms<\/td>\n<td>2.12 ms<\/td>\n<td>102.00 ms<\/td>\n<td>2.57 ms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TI<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>220 ms<\/td>\n<td>900 ms<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flip Angle<\/td>\n<td>8 deg<\/td>\n<td>8 deg<\/td>\n<td>8 deg<\/td>\n<td>150 deg<\/td>\n<td>150 deg<\/td>\n<td>70 deg<\/td>\n<td>160 deg<\/td>\n<td>12 deg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bandwidth<\/td>\n<td>550 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>550 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>550 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>296 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>275 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>574 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>251 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<td>220 Hz\/Px<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turbo Factor<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Echo Spacing<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>8.82 ms<\/td>\n<td>9.92 ms<\/td>\n<td>4.86 ms<\/td>\n<td>11.4 ms<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Echo Trains per Slice<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gradient Mode<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/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>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Low SAR<\/td>\n<td>Normal<\/td>\n<td>Low SAR<\/td>\n<td>Fast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RF Spoiling<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Asymmetric Echo<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Weak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flow Compensation<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Read<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Slice<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reduce Motion Sens.<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase Correction<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Automatic<\/td>\n<td>Automatic<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Automatic<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Contrast &amp; Magnetization<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scan Description<\/th>\n<th>I_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>II_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>III_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T2WI<br \/>STIR<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T1WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>TRUFISP<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T2WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T1WI<br \/>VIBE<br \/>CONUS<br \/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Fat-Water Contrast<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<td>Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Magn. Preparation<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Slice-sel. IR<\/td>\n<td>Slice-sel. IR<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MTC<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dark Blood<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contrasts<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reconstruction<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<td>Magnitude<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrap-up Magn.<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>None<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/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>I_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>II_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>III_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T2WI<br \/>STIR<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T1WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>TRUFISP<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T2WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T1WI<br \/>VIBE<br \/>CONUS<br \/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Base Resolution<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>256<\/td>\n<td>256<\/td>\n<td>256<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase Resolution<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice Resolution<\/td>\n<td>68 %<\/td>\n<td>68 %<\/td>\n<td>68 %<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>80 %<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Averages<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Concatenations<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FoV Read<\/td>\n<td>400 mm<\/td>\n<td>400 mm<\/td>\n<td>400 mm<\/td>\n<td>160 mm<\/td>\n<td>160 mm<\/td>\n<td>160 mm<\/td>\n<td>140 mm<\/td>\n<td>140 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FoV Phase<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<td>100.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase Encoding Dir.<\/td>\n<td>F &gt;&gt; H<\/td>\n<td>F &gt;&gt; H<\/td>\n<td>F &gt;&gt; H<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<td>A &gt;&gt; P<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase Oversampling<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>100 %<\/td>\n<td>50 %<\/td>\n<td>50 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice Oversampling<\/td>\n<td>7.1 %<\/td>\n<td>7.1 %<\/td>\n<td>7.1 %<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>57.1 %<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>62.5 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phase Partial Fourier<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice Partial Fourier<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>6\/8<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interpolation<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>On<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trajectory<\/td>\n<td>Cartesian<\/td>\n<td>Cartesian<\/td>\n<td>Cartesian<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Cartesian<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/td>\n<td>Cartesian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Multi-Slice Mode<\/td>\n<td>Sequential<\/td>\n<td>Sequential<\/td>\n<td>Sequential<\/td>\n<td>Interleaved<\/td>\n<td>Interleaved<\/td>\n<td>Sequential<\/td>\n<td>Interleaved<\/td>\n<td>&#8213;<\/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>I_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>II_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>III_AAspine_scout<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T2WI<br \/>STIR<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>T1WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>SAG<br \/>TRUFISP<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T2WI<br \/>ENTIRE<br \/>SPINE<\/th>\n<th>AX<br \/>T1WI<br \/>VIBE<br \/>CONUS<br \/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Slice Thickness<\/td>\n<td>1.7 mm<\/td>\n<td>1.7 mm<\/td>\n<td>1.7 mm<\/td>\n<td>3.0 mm<\/td>\n<td>3.0 mm<\/td>\n<td>1.00 mm<\/td>\n<td>3.0 mm<\/td>\n<td>3.0 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slices<\/td>\n<td>112 Slices<br \/>per Slab<\/td>\n<td>112 Slices<br \/>per Slab<\/td>\n<td>112 Slices<br \/>per Slab<\/td>\n<td>15 Slices<\/td>\n<td>15 Slices<\/td>\n<td>56 Slices<br \/>per Slab<\/td>\n<td>56 Slices<\/td>\n<td>64 Slices<br \/>per Slab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Distance Factor<\/td>\n<td>20 %<\/td>\n<td>20 %<\/td>\n<td>20 %<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>-9 %<\/td>\n<td>10 %<\/td>\n<td>20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Special 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\/>DOWN<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Subtract<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subtract Measurements<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>StdDev<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MIP Sagittal<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MIP Coronal<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MIP Transversal<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<td>Off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MIP 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