Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols - Hitachi Healthcare...Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM CERVICAL...
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Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM CERVICAL HMSA QS4 DM# 53033 B A S I C T A B Scan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSA TRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1 T E C H N I Q U E T A B S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq. 0 50 0 OFF OFF P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle M A T R I X T A B Rect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap % OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64 G A T I N G T A B Gating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/% OFF D Y N A M I C T A B Contrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image OFF ISC ISC OFF F I L T E R T A B Truncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF F A T S U P T A B Fat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. OFF O T H E R S T A B Carry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF Page 1 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality. If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Transcript of Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols - Hitachi Healthcare...Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM CERVICAL...
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 1 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 2 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols CORONAL SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL A-P ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 3 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS REGIONAL SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL MODE A IF A FLEX COIL IS USED OR WHEN CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN CTL BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 4 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL REGIONAL SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL MODE A IF A FLEX COIL IS USED OR WHEN CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN CTL BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 5 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols CORONAL REGIONAL SHIM CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL A-P ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL MODE A IF A FLEX COIL IS USED OR WHEN CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN CTL BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 6 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:29 2D SE 250 350 16 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 1 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 7 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG FS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 250 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/28 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 8 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:29 2D SE 180 350 16 90 22 1\1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 9 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:36 2D FSE/Norm 250 635 12 90 11 1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\256 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 32.7 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 32.7 128 2 12 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 10 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:42 2D FSE/Norm 250 1600 14 90 11 1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.7 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.7 44 5 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 11 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:00 2D FSE/DE 250 3000 120 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\256 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 44 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 44 10 24 10 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 12 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG HIGH-RES CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:00 2D FSE/DE 250 3000 120 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 320\256 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 55 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 55 10 24 10 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 13 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PDT2 SHARED ECHO SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 3:14 2D FSE/DE 240 2769 10\90 90 11 2 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\224 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
3 0 OFF 43.2 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 10 90 43.2 35 5 10 10 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 160 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 14 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE TRS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:02 2D FSE/NORM 200 5050 112 90 20 1\1 1 3.5\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.9 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.9 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:11 2D FSE/DE 200 5220 112 90 20 1\1 1 3.5\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.9 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.9 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FIR SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:00 2D FIR/NORM 250 3000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 16 12 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 17 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:59 2D FIR/DE 250 2800 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 16 12 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG GATED CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG *4:22 2D FIR/DE 260 5454 12 90\110 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF 2
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 OFF 31.6 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 31.6 24 12 12 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode MG Delay Navi Gate Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. AR G. Margin/%
PG TRIGGER INC. 5454 66 6 1 AUTO 130 48 OFF AUTO/90
*HR Dependent D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF 1 OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
T E C H N I Q U E T A B*HR dependent
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FLAIR SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:36 2D FIR/DE 240 14000 112 90\2100 9 1\1 1 3.5\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.4 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 20 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FLAIR SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:36 2D FIR/NORM 240 14000 112 90\2100 9 1\1 1 3.5\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.4 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAG CINE CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:50 2D GE/RSSG1 260 20 5 30 1 1\1 1 5\10 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON MANU/63 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo AUTO 117 SEQ 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF MANUAL 15 SCROLL OFF ON OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D GE TRS + MTC CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:17 2D GE/NORM 180 550 15 40 22 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF ON 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/12 MANU/30 OFF OFF SINC 10 12.7 1.2
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D SG TRS + MTC CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:04 2D GE/SG 180 710 10 40 18 6\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF SINC 10 12.7 1.2
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 180 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:03 3D GE/BASG 250 8 4 40 30 1\1 1 3\2 SINGLE 256\256 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/70 OFF 20 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P MANUAL 512 30 OFF 0
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D PBSG TRS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:31 3D GE/PBSG 180 9.6 4.8 90 75 1\1 1 2\2 SINGLE 224\224 1\2 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/50 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 270 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 R-L MANUAL 512 75 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 26 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 3D TRS SG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:12 3D GE/SG 160 30 10 50 36 1\1 1 3.5\2 INTERLEVE 256\192 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON MANU/18 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 180 R-L MANUAL 256 36 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 27 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 GE SAG + MTC CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:10 2D GE/NORM 240 650 11 25 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/12 MANU/30 OFF OFF SINC 10 12.7 1.2
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 28 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG TRS CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:02 3D GE/BASG 180 9.6 4.8 40 75 1\1 1 2\2 SINGLE 256\224 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/57 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 R-L MANUAL 512 75 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 29 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 3D TRS SG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:41 3D GE/SG 200 43 15 5 32 1\1 1 3\2 INTERLEVE 224\192 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF ON SINC 10 12.7 1.2
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 130 R-L MANUAL 256 64 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 30 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D MYELOGRAM COR CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR 4:16 3D FSE/DE 250 4000 250 90 32 1\1 1 2\2 Interleved 256\224 1\2 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 16.7 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 250 16.7 2 48 25 ADA 5 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L MANUAL 512 64 MANUAL 10
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 31 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM COR CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSACOR 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 250 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 46.8 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 46.8 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 32 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 250 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 46.8 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 46.8 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 33 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FATSEP F SAG CERVICALHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:30 2D FatsepF/DE 260 5000 106 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\224 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 65 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo Org.Image Calc.Image 106 65 33 10 21.2 SEQ 0 OFF AD/SUB
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 A-P AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 34 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 270 400 20 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 1 OFF MANU/17 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 35 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE SAG CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:04 2D FSE/Norm 270 2000 14 90 11 1 1 3\4 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 38 5 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 36 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:24 2D FIR/DE 270 3000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 18 10 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 37 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:11 2D FSE/Norm 270 540 12 90 11 1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 31.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 31.6 96 2 12 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 38 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:36 2D FSE/DE 270 4000 120 90 11 1\1 1 3\4 Interleved 256\224 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 42.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T
TE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 42.3 9 24 10 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 39 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:07 2D SE 200 400 20 90 22 1\1 1 4\4.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/16 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 40 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:53 2D FSE/DE 220 5740 112 90 20 1\1 1 4\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.6 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 41 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG TRS CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:28 3D GE/BASG 200 9.6 4.8 90 75 1\1 1 3\3 SINGLE 256\192 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/57 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 150 R-L MANUAL 512 75 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 42 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D GE TRS + MTC CERVICAL SDQHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 7:02 2D GE/NORM 220 550 15 40 22 1\1 1 4\4.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF ON 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/12 MANU/40 OFF OFF SINC 10 12.7 1.2
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON E AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
*R COIL A WHEN ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ARE ATTACHED; R COIL E WHEN BRIDGES ARE REMOVED
Page 43 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
WITH FLEX COILS OR RAPID BODY COIL: R COIL MODE A; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 44 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
WITH FLEX COILS OR RAPID BODY COIL: R COIL MODE A; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 45 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols CORONAL SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL A-P ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
WITH FLEX COILS OR RAPID BODY COIL: R COIL MODE A; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 46 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS REGIONAL SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL MODE B FOR CT MODE AND R COIL MODE C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL MODE G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 47 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL REGIONAL SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 7 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL MODE B FOR CT MODE AND R COIL C MODE FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL MODE G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 48 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols CORONAL REGIONAL SHIM THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL A-P ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; WITH CTL COILS: R COIL MODE B FOR CT MODE AND R COIL C MODE FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL MODE G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 49 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:26 2D SE 400 425 20 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 1 OFF MANU/15 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 50 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:46 2D SE 240 450 20 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/15 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 51 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:06 2D FSE/Norm 380 550 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 112 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 52 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:44 2D FSE/NORM 420 4000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 53 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:48 2D FSE/DE 380 3000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 54 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PDT2 SHARED ECHO SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 5:22 2D FSE/DE 380 4600 10\90 90 11 2 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 384\224 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 62.8 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 10 90 62.8 35 5 10 10 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 160 H-F MANUAL 1024
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 55 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE TRS THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:48 2D FSE/NORM 240 4000 112 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 56 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:34 2D FSE/DE 240 3800 112 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 57 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols IR SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:46 2D IR 400 1800 20 110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\160 1\2 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF 1 OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 58 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FIR SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:26 2D FIR/NORM 400 3500 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 38 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 59 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:32 2D FIR/DE 400 2000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\176 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 34 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 60 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 GE TRS MULTI-SLAB THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:43 2D GE/NORM 240 525 16 25 12 12\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/13 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 61 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:11 3D GE/BASG 380 8 4 40 32 1\1 1 3\2 SINGLE 256\256 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/67 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512 32 OFF 0
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 62 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG TRS THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:28 3D GE/BASG 240 9 4.5 90 60 1\1 1 3\4 SINGLE 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/61 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512 60 MANUAL 20
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 63 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 GE TRS SING-SLAB THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:43 2D GE/NORM 240 525 16 25 12 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/13 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 64 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 380 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 43.5 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 43.5 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 65 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM COR THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSACOR 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 380 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 43.5 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 43.5 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 66 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:32 2D SE 380 460 20 90 11 1\1 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\224 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/19 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 67 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE TRS MULTI-SLAB THORHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 2:57 2D SE 250 690 20 90 14 1\7 1.5 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/19 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 68 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE TRS SING-SLAB THORHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 2:57 2D SE 250 690 20 90 14 1\1 1.5 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/19 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 69 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 FSE SAG THORACICHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:24 2D FSE\DE 380 3000 112 90 11 1\1 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 3
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E.Factor IET E.Alloc E.Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 16 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 70 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 TRS MULTI-SLAB THORHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:02 2D FSE\DE 240 3800 112 90 14 1\7 1.5 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E.Factor IET E.Alloc E.Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 8 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 71 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 TRS SING-SLAB THORHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:02 2D FSE\DE 240 3800 112 90 14 1\1 1.5 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E.Factor IET E.Alloc E.Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 8 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 72 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 380 400 17 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 73 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:46 2D SE 220 450 20 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/15 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 74 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:06 2D FSE/Norm 380 550 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 112 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 75 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:16 2D FSE/NORM 380 3500 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 76 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG FS THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:48 2D FSE/NORM 380 4000 60 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\180 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 31.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 60 31.6 18 10 12 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 77 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:48 2D FSE/DE 380 3000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 78 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE TRS THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:48 2D FSE/NORM 220 4000 112 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.6 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 79 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:34 2D FSE/DE 240 3800 112 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 80 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols IR SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:46 2D IR 400 1800 20 110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\160 1\2 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF 1 OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 81 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FIR SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:48 2D FIR/NORM 400 3000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\176 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 34 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 82 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:32 2D FIR/DE 400 2000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\176 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 34 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 83 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 GE TRS MULT-SLAB THORAC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:05 2D GE/NORM 220 475 16 25 12 12\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/26 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 84 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM SAG THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 380 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 43.5 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 43.5 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON B AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 85 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D MYELOGRAM COR THORACIC CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Slice Order Freq/Phase Half Scan NSACOR 1:06 2D FIR/NORM 380 16500 1404 90\110 1 1\1 1 45\5.5 STACK SEQ 384\384 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF 43.5 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1404 43.5 1 256 13 SEQ 20
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE
Page 86 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:24 2D SE 380 500 20 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 87 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:46 2D SE 240 450 20 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF ON 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 88 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:17 2D FSE/Norm 380 550 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 96 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 89 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:54 2D FSE/DE 380 3500 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 90 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SHARED ECHO SAG THORAC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 5:22 2D FSE/DE 380 4600 10\90 90 11 2 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 384\224 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 62.8 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 10 90 62.8 35 5 10 10 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 160 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 91 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols GE TRS MULT-SLAB THORAC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D GE/NORM 240 500 16 25 12 12\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF MANU/26 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 92 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D FSE/DE 240 4000 112 90 14 1\1 1 4.5\5.5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 8
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
2 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 12 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 93 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols IR SAG THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 7:12 2D IR 380 1800 20 110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\160 3\4 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF MANU/16 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF 1 OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 94 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG THORACIC SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:48 2D FIR/DE 380 2000 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\176 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 25.3 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 34 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON F AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF * R COIL B FOR CT MODE & R COIL C FOR T MODE WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL F FOR CT MODE AND R COIL G FOR T MODE WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 95 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 96 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 6 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 97 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols COR SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON B AUTO OFF Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 98 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols TRS REGIONAL SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 99 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SAGITTAL REGIONAL SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 6 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 A-P AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL R-L ON A AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 100 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols COR REGIONAL SHIM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS :16 2D SHIM 300 500 12.3 90 15 1 1 10\10 SEQ 64\32 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 50 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BRF Phase Angle
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L AUTO 64
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image
OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
MAG LINE YES NORMAL F-H ON B AUTO REGION Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE A WITH FLEX COIL AND RAPID BODY COIL; R COIL MODE D WITH CTL ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH CTL BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 101 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 280 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 1 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 102 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 280 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 1 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 103 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D SE 200 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 104 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D SE 200 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 105 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:06 2D FSE/Norm 280 550 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.4 112 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 106 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:48 2D FSE/Norm 280 2000 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.4 36 6 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 107 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PDT2 SHARED ECHO SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 4:24 2D FSE/DE 280 3000 12\108 90 11 2 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 384\224 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 47.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 108 47.5 22 5 10 12 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 108 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:44 2D FSE/NORM 280 4000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 109 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:48 2D FSE/DE 280 3000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 110 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG FS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:04 2D FSE/NORM 280 4000 60 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 31.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 60 31.6 19 10 12 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 111 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:40 2D FSE/Norm 200 2500 20 90 15 3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\208 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 ON FREQ 25.2 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 20 25.2 34 6 20 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 112 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:32 2D FSE/NORM 200 4000 120 90 15 3\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\204 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 25.2 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 25.2 17 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 113 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:52 2D FSE/DE 200 4300 120 90 15 3\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\204 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 25.2 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 25.2 17 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 114 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FIR SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:31 2D FIR/NORM 300 2300 14 90\110 11 1\1 1 5\5.5 Interleved 224\180 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 22.2 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 22.2 36 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 115 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:31 2D FIR/DE 300 2300 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\5.5 Interleved 224\180 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 22.2 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 22.2 36 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 116 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:11 3D GE/BASG 280 8 4 40 32 1\1 1 3\2 SINGLE 256\256 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/67 OFF 20 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512 32 OFF 0
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 117 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 2:44 3D GE/BASG 200 9 4.5 90 60 1\1 1 3\4 SINGLE 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/61 OFF 20 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %MANUAL 80 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512 60 MANUAL 20
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 118 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D PBSG TRS LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:43 3D GE/PBSG 220 18 9 90 30 1\1 1 4\4 SINGLE 224\224 1\2 3
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/20 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 270 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 140 R-L MANUAL 256 60 MANUAL 20
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 119 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D MYELOGRAM COR LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR 4:16 3D FSE/DE 340 4000 250 90 32 1\1 1 2\2 Interleved 256\224 1\2 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 16.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 250 16.6 2 48 25 ADA 5 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L MANUAL 512 64 MANUAL 10
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D BASG COR FS MYELOGRAM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR 4:25 2D GE/BASG 300 8 4 70 16 1\16 1 3.5\3.5 SINGLE 256\256 OFF OFF 8
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/67 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
ON 30 100 ON -104 OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 121 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 2D PC BASG COR MYELOGRAM LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi Slice Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR 4:24 2D GE/BASG 340 12.4 6.2 50 20 1\20 1 2.5\2.5 SINGLE 256\256 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/38 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo AUTO 180 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
ON
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 122 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:56 2D SE 300 460 18 90 11 1\1 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF MANU/40 MANU/37 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 18 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO ON 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 123 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:56 2D FSE/Norm 280 460 14 90 11 1\2 1.5 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 128 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO ON 1 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 124 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 FSE SAG LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 1:55 2D FSE/DE 280 3600 112 90 11 1\1 1.5 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 8 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 125 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE TRS MULTSLAB LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:01 2D SE 220 470 15 90 15 1\3 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/35 MANU/35 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 15 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO ON 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 126 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T1 SE TRS SLAB LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:01 2D SE 220 470 15 90 15 1\3 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/35 MANU/35 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 15 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO ON 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 127 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 FSE TRS SLAB LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:00 2D FSE/DE 220 4500 120 90 15 1\1 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 24.7 0 OFF OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E.Factor IET E.Alloc E.Shift Multi Echo 120 24.7 10 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 128 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols RAPID T2 FSE TRS MULSLAB LUMBARHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 3:00 2D FSE/DE 220 4500 120 90 15 1\3 1.5 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 24.7 0 OFF OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E.Factor IET E.Alloc E.Shift Multi Echo 120 24.7 10 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim PCM Mode PCM NSA Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO AUTO 2 Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 280 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 130 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR CTL + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:07 2D SE 280 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 131 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D SE 200 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 132 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR CTL + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:24 2D SE 200 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 133 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:57 2D FSE/Norm 280 530 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.4 112 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 134 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:48 2D FSE/Norm 280 2000 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.4 36 6 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PDT2 SHARED ECHO SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 4:24 2D FSE/DE 280 3000 12\108 90 11 2 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 384\224 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 47.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 108 47.5 22 5 10 12 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 136 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 3:44 2D FSE/NORM 280 4000 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 137 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:37 2D FSE/DE 280 2800 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 25.4 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.4 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 138 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG FS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:04 2D FSE/NORM 280 4000 60 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 31.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 60 31.6 19 10 12 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 139 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:40 2D FSE/Norm 200 2500 20 90 15 3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\208 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 ON FREQ 25.2 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 20 25.2 34 6 20 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 140 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:48 2D FSE/NORM 200 4500 120 90 15 3\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON SLICE 25 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 25 16 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 141 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 4:35 2D FSE/DE 200 4300 120 90 15 3\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON SLICE 25 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 25 17 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols FIR SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:48 2D FIR/NORM 300 3000 14 90\110 11 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 224\180 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 22.2 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 22.2 24 7 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 143 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:31 2D FIR/DE 300 2300 14 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\5.5 Interleved 224\180 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 22.2 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 22.2 36 5 14 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
Page 144 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG SAG LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 2:11 3D GE/BASG 280 8 4 40 32 1\1 1 3\2 SINGLE 256\256 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/67 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512 32 OFF
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
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If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D T1 RSSG TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:55 3D GE/RSSG1 200 30 10 50 36 1\1 1 4\5 INTERLEVE 256\192 OFF 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON MANU/16 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo AUTO 117 SEQ 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 200 R-L MANUAL 256 36 MANUAL 14
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. WE
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 146 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D BASG TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 2:44 3D GE/BASG 200 9 4.5 90 60 1\1 1 3\4 SINGLE 256\192 OFF 2
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/61 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 90 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %MANUAL 80 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L MANUAL 512 60 MANUAL 20
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq. PhsCycle
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 147 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D PBSG TRS LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:17 3D GE/PBSG 220 18 9 90 30 1\1 1 4\4 SINGLE 224\224 1\2 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 OFF MANU/20 OFF 20
P A R T I C U L A R T A B RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo MANUAL 270 SEQ
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL RES 140 R-L MANUAL 256 60 MANUAL 20
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Number Update Sub. Image Src. Image Prescan Skip Table Move Fluoro Trig
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 148 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols 3D MYELOGRAM COR LUMBAR CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI S.Encode Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSACOR 4:16 3D FSE/DE 340 4000 250 90 32 1\1 1 2\2 Interleved 256\224 1\2 1
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON FREQ 16.6 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 250 16.6 2 48 25 ADA 5 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 OFF 100 R-L MANUAL 512 64 MANUAL 10
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
ON 30 100 ON -104
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL P-A ON D AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 149 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:24 2D SE 300 500 20 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 150 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTL + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:24 2D SE 300 500 20 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/16 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 151 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:32 2D SE 240 510 20 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 152 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR SDQ-CTL + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:32 2D SE 240 510 20 90 15 1\3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/40 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 20 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 153 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:05 2D FSE/Norm 300 530 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 96 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 154 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:12 2D FSE/Norm 300 2000 14 90 11 1 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 26 7 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 155 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols SHARED ECHO SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Multi Echo Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan NSASAG 4:24 2D FSE/DE 280 3000 12\108 90 11 2 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 384\224 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 47.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 TE2 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number 1st E.Factor 2ndE.Fact IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 108 47.5 22 5 10 12 SHARE 2
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F MANUAL 512
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 156 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 FSE SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:54 2D FSE/DE 300 2500 112 90 11 1\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\224 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 14 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 157 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols PD FSE TRS LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:20 2D FSE/Norm 240 2500 20 90 15 3 1 4\5 Interleve/1 256\192 OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.1 0 ON SLICE 24.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 20 24.5 32 6 20 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 158 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 6:53 2D FSE/DE 240 4300 120 90 15 3\1 1 4\5 Interleved 256\192 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON SLICE 24.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 24.5 16 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 159 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols DEQ FIR SAG LUMBAR SDQ-CTLHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 7:49 2D FIR/DE 300 2300 12 90\110 9 1\1 1 5\5.5 Interleved 224\176 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
1 OFF 27.6 0 OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 12 27.6 34 5 12 CENTRIC 0
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIEM/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search Maint.
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON H AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF OFF
* R COIL MODE D WITH ANTERIOR SPINE BRIDGES ATTACHED; R COIL MODE H WITH BRIDGES REMOVED
Page 160 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR (TR COIL)HMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:24 2D SE 320 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 5\6 Interleve/1 256\160 OFF OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 161 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE SAG LUMBAR (TR COIL) + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 6:24 2D SE 320 400 16 90 11 1\1 1 5\6 Interleve/1 256\160 OFF OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/22 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 16 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 162 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR (TR COIL)HMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:52 2D SE 260 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 5\6 Interleve/1 256\176 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 163 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 SE TRS LUMBAR (TR COIL) + CHMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Mult E/Ang RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:52 2D SE 260 500 17 90 15 1\3 1 5\6 Interleve/1 256\176 OFF OFF 4
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF MANU/20 MANU/30 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 RF Phase Angle Multi Echo 17 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 164 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T1 FSE SAG LUMBAR (TR COIL)HMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Angle RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 5:52 2D FSE/Norm 320 550 14 90 11 1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\160 OFF 8
T E C H N I Q U E T A B 540
S.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 14 25.3 80 2 14 CENTRIC 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 165 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE SAG LUMBAR (TR COIL)HMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSASAG 4:06 2D FSE/DE 320 2800 112 90 11 1\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\180 OFF 8
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 OFF 25.3 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 112 25.3 11 16 14 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 H-F AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL L-R ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 166 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
Altaire 5.1 Spine Protocols T2 DEQ FSE TRS LUMBAR (TR COIL)HMSA
QS4 DM# 53033
B A S I C T A BScan Scan Time 2D/3D Pulse seq. FOV TR TE1/TE2 FA/TI Multi sl. Ang/Numb RAPID Thick/Int. Multi scan Freq/Phase Half Scan Dual Slice NSATRS 5:35 2D FSE/DE 260 4300 120 90 15 3\1 1 5\6 Interleved 256\160 OFF 6
T E C H N I Q U E T A BS.Presat Inter. Walk Rephase Mode Bandwidth AMI % Half Echo IR Pulse RF Prep Navi Echo MTC Wave Duration RF Amp Offset Freq.
0 0 ON SLICE 24.5 0 OFF OFF
P A R T I C U L A R T A BTE1 Bandwidth RF Phase Angle Shot Number E. Factor IET E. Alloc E. Shift Multi Echo 120 24.5 13 12 20 SEQ 0 1
M A T R I X T A BRect FOV Rect. % Anti-aliasing Mode % Phase Dir. Recon Matrix Number 3D Slice # Slice Reject Rate % Overlap %
OFF 100 MANUAL TIME/RES 200 R-L AUTO 256
G A T I N G T A BGating Gate Mode Navi Gate Gate Win. Navi# TR Beat Rate Count Multi-phase Segment Number Card Phases Delay (ms) Interval (ms) Echo Alloc. Echo Shift G. Margin/%
OFF
D Y N A M I C T A BContrast Travel time Int. Pause S.W. time Breathhold Fluoro # Dynamic Start (sec) 1st Number 2nd Number 3rd Number 3rd Interval Update Scr. Image Sub. Image Prescan Skip Table Move
OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
ISCISC OFF
F I L T E R T A BTruncation Shading Correction Adaptive k space FOV Filter T2 correct. Level % T2 Target FOV
ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
F A T S U P T A BFat Sat Duration RF Amp% Freq. Graph Off. Freq.
OFF
O T H E R S T A BCarry Offset Line/Box Inf. FOV Stack Mode Slice Order Gap Int. Rcoil Mode Prescan Vol. Shim Oblique Check Seq. Voice F-Search
FREE LINE YES NORMAL H-F ON A AUTO AUTO Full OFF AUTO OFF
Page 167 of 167 Caution: These HMSA recommended protocols have been tested and proven to deliver good image quality.
If the user deviates from these recommended protocols, HMSA cannot guarantee image quality. 5/6/2008
