Sequence Library

General Brain Screening
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)

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

SWI

gre

25 / 20

230

256

0.9 x 0.9 x 2

Grappa 3

220

interleaved

Flair

(Haacke)

tse

9570 / 96

220

256

0.9 x 0.9 x 2

Grappa 2

230

interleaved

DWI/DTI

epse

6800 / 101

220

192

1.1 x 1.1 x 4

Grappa

2

1002

interleaved

BOLD

ep2d_pace

4210 / 40

220

88

2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5

off

2272

interleaved

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