Table 2 Image acquisition protocols
Simulation site | Specific protocols | Sequences* | FOV (AP × RL × FH, mm3) | Acq Voxel (mm) | Matrix (AP × RL × FH, slices) | TR/TE (ms) | Act WFS (pix)/BW (Hz) | Scan time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain | Routine | 3D T1 postGad | 270 × 270 × 180 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 272 × 270 × 180 | 1.97/6.2 | 0.390/557 | 4:53 |
3D Flair | 250 × 199 × 160 | 1.15 × 1.1 × 2 | 216 × 172 × 160 | 291/4800 | 0.199/1091.8 | 5:22 | ||
IAC | Routine + 3D IAC | 240 × 240 × 42 | 0.8 × 0.8 × 1 | 300 × 299 × 85 | 2.7/5.4 | 0.5/434 | 3:32 | |
Sella, skull base and meningioma | Routine + 2D T2 FS | 220 × 220 × 100 | 0.8 × 0.8 × 2 | 276 × 274 × 50 | 80/4298 | 0.763/284.8 | 12:19 | |
Routine + 3D T1 preGad | 270 × 270 × 200 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 272 × 270 × 200 | 1.97/6.2 | 0.390/557.0 | 5:39 | ||
Spine | Cervical | 3D T1 | 150 × 150 × 100 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 152 × 150 × 100 | 1.96/6.2 | 0.391/555.6 | 5:08 |
2D T2 | 180 × 180 × 100 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 180 × 173 × 50 | 90/3404 | 0.597/363.6 | 5:37 | ||
Thoracic | 3D T1 | 130 × 130 × 92 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 132 × 130 × 92 | 1.96/6.2 | 0.390/557.0 | 4:41 | |
2D T2 | 130 × 130 × 92 | 1 × 1 × 2 | 132 × 130 × 92 | 90/3000 | 0.599/362.8 | 4:57 | ||
Lumbar | 3D T1 | 180 × 223 × 160 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 180 × 223 × 80 | 1.96/6.1 | 0.391/555.6 | 3:08 | |
3D T2 | 180 × 223 × 160 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 180 × 221 × 80 | 100/1500 | 0.344/631.3 | 3:38 | ||
Sacral | 3D T1 | 240 × 300 × 180 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 300 × 90 | 1.96/6.1 | 0.392/554.1 | 2:48 | |
3D T2 | 240 × 299 × 180 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 185 × 90 | 100/1500 | 0.438/496 | 2:03 | ||
Head and neck | Routine | 3D T1 preGad + postGad | 270 × 270 × 255 | 1 × 1 × 3 | 272 × 270 × 170 | 2.1/7.0 | 0.501/433.5 | 4:55 |
3D T2 FS Head/Upper | 270 × 270 × 180 | 1.2 × 1.2 × 4 | 224 × 223 × 90 | 233/2000 | 0.245/885.7 | 3:38 | ||
3D T2 FS Neck/lower | 270 × 320 × 120 | 1.4 × 1.6 × 4 | 192 × 196 × 60 | 204/2000 | 0.210/1033.4 | 5:20 | ||
Nasopharynx | Routine + 3D T2 Nasopharynx | 270 × 270 × 180 | 1 × 1 × 3 | 272 × 270 × 120 | 212/2500 | 0.232/937.8 | 5:38 | |
Brachial plexus | Routine | 3D T1 | 240 × 300 × 160 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 300 × 80 | 1.96/6.1 | 0.392/554.1 | 3:08 |
3D T2 FS | 270 × 270 × 140 | 1.2 × 1.2 × 4 | 224 × 223 × 70 | 223/2000 | 0.245/885.7 | 4:14 | ||
Breast | Routine | 3D T1 preGad + postGad | 240 × 400 × 240 | 1 × 1.2 × 4 | 240 × 334 × 120 | 1.94/6.1 | 0.392/554.1 | 4:48 |
3D T1 FS | 300 × 400 × 280 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 300 × 401 × 140 | 1.99/3.9 | 0.328/661.4 | 10:30 | ||
3D T2 | 300 × 400 × 240 | 1.2 × 1.2 × 3 | 252 × 355 × 160 | 209/2000 | 0.293/740.3 | 4:50 | ||
Esophagus | Upper (T5 above) | 3D T1 preGad + postGad | 200 × 200 × 300 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 200 × 199 × 150 | 2.1/6.9 | 0.500/434.0 | 4:18 |
3D T2 | 200 × 200 × 300 | 1.2 × 1.2 × 4 | 168 × 164 × 150 | 220/2000 | 0.207/1047.9 | 5:30 | ||
Lower (T6 below) | 3D T1 preGad + postGad | 280 × 280 × 181 | 1.5 × 1.5 × 3 | 188 × 188 × 120 | 1.72/6.0 | 0.353/615.6 | 4:42 | |
3D T2 | 300 × 353 × 200 | 1.2 × 1.8 × 5 | 252 × 174 × 40 | 90/2687 | 0.841/258.3 | 13:29 | ||
Pancreas, liver, kidney | Routine | 3D T2 | 450 × 302 × 210 | 1.3 × 1.3 × 3.5 | 340 × 212 × 60 | 120/5119 | 0.815/266.4 | 1:01 |
3D T2 FS | 300 × 400 × 270 | 1.4 × 1.6 × 5 | 216 × 149 × 54 | 80/878 | 0.375/578.7 | 1:35 | ||
3D T1 postGad | 450 × 401 × 275 | 1.5 × 1.7 × 5.5 | 300 × 229 × 100 | 1.91/4.0 | 0.500/434.0 | 0:15 | ||
Prostate | Routine | 3D T2 | 240 × 300 × 160 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 274 × 40 | 90/1950 | 1.117/194.5 | 5:22 |
No seed | Routine + 3D T1 | 240 × 300 × 200 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 300 × 100 | 1.96/6.1 | 0.392/554 | 4:00 | |
With seed | Routine + SWI Seed | 180 × 148 × 75 | 1 × 1 × 3 | 180 × 149 × 50 | 12/51 | 1.676/129.6 | 3:31 | |
Gynecology | Routine | 3D T2 Full/Empty Bladder | 300 × 397 × 270 | 1.5 × 1.5 × 4 | 200 × 264 × 135 | 188/2000 | 0.219/992.1 | 4:42 |
Anal canal, rectum | Routine | 3D T1 Pelvis | 240 × 240 × 200 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 240 × 240 × 100 | 23/400 | 0.275/789.1 | 4:46 |
3D T2 | 300 × 331 × 200 | 1 × 1 × 4 | 300 × 331 | 327/2000 | 0.328/661.4 | 4:38 |