General Brain Screening |
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T1 mpr | Structural |
T2 TSE | Structural, lesions |
Flair | Diffusion |
DWI | Vascular perfusion |
SWI | Vascular perfusion |
TOF | Stroke, vascular issues around COW |
Common Additional |
|
ASL | Perfusion |
DTI | tractography |
T2 SPC | Better visualisation of nerve |
Preset sequences on the various scanners
Biograph mMR (16 channel head and neck coil) |
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Sequence |
Pulse Type |
TR /TE (ms) |
FOV |
Resolution / Matrix |
iPAT/ Factor |
Bandwidth |
Order of Acquisition |
Acquisition Orientation and coverage |
Coverage |
Sag T1 mpr (Haacke) |
tfl |
1950 / 3.06 |
256 |
256 1 x 1 x 1 |
Grappa 2 |
230 |
interleaved |
Sagittal side to side
|
Whole brain
|
SWI (Haacke) |
gre |
30 / 20 |
256 |
512 1 x 5 x 2 |
Grappa 2 |
100 |
interleaved |
Axial // to ac-pc
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SWI |
gre |
25 / 20 |
230 |
256 0.9 x 0.9 x 2 |
Grappa 3 |
220 |
interleaved |
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Flair (Haacke) |
tse |
9570 / 96 |
220 |
256 0.9 x 0.9 x 2 |
Grappa 2 |
230 |
interleaved |
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DWI/DTI |
epse |
6800 / 101 |
220 |
192 1.1 x 1.1 x 4 |
Grappa 2 |
1002 |
interleaved |
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BOLD |
ep2d_pace |
4210 / 40 |
220 |
88 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 |
off |
2272 |
interleaved |
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TOF |
fl_r |
22 / 3.6 |
200 |
384 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 |
Grappa 2 |
186 |
sequential |
Circle of Willis |
|
pCASL |
epfid |
3200 / 11 |
220 |
64 3.4 x 3.4 x 5 |
Grappa 2 |
3004 |
interleaved |
Perpendicular to internal carotids |
Top of brain |