Timing guideline of postcontrast sequences for 3T scannersa
Skyra adult protocols | ||||
Orbit | Axial T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | Cor MPRAGE (O) | |
Timing | 04:10 | 04:42 | 04:14 | |
Face | Coronal T1 FS | Axial T1 FS | Sagittal T1 FS | |
Timing | 03:58 | 04:31 | 05:03 | |
Neck | Sagittal T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | Axial T1 FS | |
Timing | 06:43 | 04:39 | 08:02 | |
Skull base | Axial FLAIR | Axial T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | Sagittal FLAIR FS |
Timing | 01:54 | 06:58 | 06:42 | 02:54 |
Brain | Axial T1 FLAIR | Coronal T1 FLAIR | Sagittal T1 FLAIR | |
Timing | 01:54 | 02:54 | 02:54 | |
Verio adult protocols | ||||
Orbit | Axial T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | ||
Timing | 03:14 | 01:51 | ||
Face | Coronal T1 FS | Axial T1 FS | Sagittal T1 FS | |
Timing | 04:00 | 04:00 | 05:04 | |
Neck | Axial T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | Axial T1 FS | |
Timing | 03:56 | 04:04 | 05:03 | |
Skull base | Axial T1 FS | Coronal T1 FS | Axial T1 | Sagittal T1 FS |
Timing | 05:13 | 05:13 | 01:41 | 05:07 |
Brain | Axial T1 | Coronal T1 | Sagittal T1 FLAIR | Cor MPRAGE (O) |
Timing | 01:21 | 01:45 | 01:39 | 04:18 |
Note:—Cor indicates coronal; FS, fat saturation; O, optional sequence; VIBE, volume interpolated gradient echo.
↵a Skyra and Verio scanners (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany). All timing is in minutes and seconds.