MRI Acronyms

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Vendor MRI Acronyms

Siemens
Sequence Type
Spin Echo Gradient Echo Spoiled Gradient Echo Coherent Gradient Echo Steady-State Free Precession True FISP True FISP/Dual Excitation Double Echo Steady State Multi-Echo Data Image Combination Ultrafast Gradient Echo Ultrafast Gradient Echo 3D Volume Interpolated GRE Body Diffusion Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Dynamic MRA with k-space Manipulation High-Resolution Bilateral Breast Imaging Non-contrast MR Angio, TSE-based Non-contrast MR Angio, TrueFISP-based Parametric Mapping SE GRE FLASH FISP PSIF TrueFISP CISS DESS MEDIC TurboFLASH MPRAGE VIBE REVEAL SWI TWIST VIEWS NATIVE-SPACE NATIVE-TrueFISP MapIT IR,Turbo IR (TIR) STIR Turbo Dark Fluid True IR TSE (Turbo Spin Echo) HASTE RESTORE Hyperecho SPACE Turbo Factor Echo Spacing EPI EPI Factor DWI ADC DTI DTI Tractography TurboGSE, TGSE (SWAN) TRICKS-XV VIBRANT-XV Inhance Inflow IR CartiGram IR, MPIR, FastIR STIR FLAIR FSE (Fast Spin Echo) Single-Shot FSE Fast Recovery FSE (FRFSE) CUBE Echo Train Length (ETL) Echo Spacing EPI ETL DWI ADC Diffusion Tensor Imaging FiberTrak SE GRE SPGR GRASS SSFP FIESTA FIESTA-C MERGE Fast GRE, Fast SPGR 3D FGRE, 3D Fast SPGR LAVA-XV

GE

Inversion Recovery
Short Tau IR Long Tau IR True IR

Turbo Spin Echo/Fast Spin Echo

Single-Shot TSE/FSE FSE/TSE with 90 Flip-Back Pulse Hyper Echoes 3D TSE with Variable Flip Angle Number of Echoes Time Between Echoes

Echo Planar Imaging (EPI)

Number of Echoes Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Map Diffusion Tensor Imaging DTI Tractography (Fiber Tracking)

Turbo Gradient Spin Echo (GRASE) Motion Correction

1D Navigators for Cardiac Imaging 2D Navigators for Abdominal Imaging 3D Prospective Motion Correction for fMRI 3D Retrospective Motion Correction for fMRI Motion Correction with Radial Blades Soft Tissue Motion Correction

1D PACE 2D PACE 3D PACE 3D ART BLADE BRACE

Navigators PROPELLER

Philips
SE Fast Field Echo (FFE) T1-FFE FFE T2-FFE Balanced FFE M-FFE TFE 3D TFE THRIVE DWIBS (Venous BOLD) Keyhole (4D-TRAK) BLISS TRANCE B-TRANCE IR-TSE STIR FLAIR Real IR TSE (Turbo Spin Echo) Single-Shot TSE DRIVE VISTA Turbo Factor Echo Spacing EPI EPI Factor DWI ADC Diffusion Tensor Imaging FiberTrak GRASE

Hitachi
SE GE RF Spoiled SARGE, RSSG Rephased SARGE Time-Reversed SARGE Balanced SARGE, BASG Phase Balanced SARGE, PBSG RGE MPRAGE TIGRE

Toshiba
SE Field Echo FastFE SSFP True SSFP Fast FE 3D Fast FE Body Vision

RADIANCE VASC FSE VASC ASL IR STIR FLAIR FSE (Fast Spin Echo) Single-Shot FSE Driven Equillibrium FSE Shot Factor Interecho Time (ITE) EPI Shot Factor DWI ADC Map IR FastSTIR FastFLAIR FastIR FSE (Fast Spin Echo) FASE T2 Puls FSE Echo Train Length (ETL) Echo Spacing EPI Echo Train Length (ETL) DWI ADC DTI Hybrid EPI FBI, CIA Time-SLIP

Navigators MultiVane

RADAR

JET

Vendor MRI Acronyms

Siemens
Parallel Acquisition Techniques
PAT: Image-based Algorithm PAT: k-space-based Algorithm Integrated Calibration Separate Calibration Multiple datasets calibrate each other iPAT mSENSE GRAPPA Auto-Calibration Turbo-Calibration Self-Calibration, T-PAT ASSET ARC Self-Calibration (with ARC) (Calibration for ASSET)

GE

Spectroscopy
Prostate Spectroscopy Breast Spectroscopy 3D CSI GRACE BEAT (2D/3D) Localizer, Scout CARE Bolus PROSE BREASE Localizer Smart Prep; FluoroTriggered MRA

Comprehensive Cardiac Tool Patient Orientation Sequence Contrast Bolus Timing/Visualization Sequence Parameters
Repetition Time, Echo Time (in msec) Inversion Time (in msec) Averages Simultaneous Excitation RF Pulse in Gradient Echo Scan Measurement Time Distance Between Slices Shifting Slices Off Center Field of View (FoV) Rectangular FoV Bandwidth Variable Bandwidth Frequency Oversampling Phase Oversampling Segmented k-Space Time Delay/Block k-space Half Fourier Imaging Partial Echo Gradient Moment Nulling Ramped RF Pulse Magnetization Transfer Contrast Prep Pulse Chemically Water Excitation Fat-Water separation Prep Pulse - Spatially Moving Sat Pulse Scan Synchronization with ECG Delay after R-Wave Respiratory Gating Multi-Channel RF Coil Sensitivity Normalization Central k-space Filling Arterial Visualization

TR, TE TI Average Simultaneous Excitation Flip Angle Acquisition Time, TA Distance Factor (% of slice thickness) Off-center Shift FoV [mm] FoV Phase/Rectangular FoV Bandwidth [Hz/Px] Optimized bandwidth Oversampling Phase Oversampling Lines/Segments Time Delay Half Fourier Asymmetric Echo GMR/Flow Comp TONE MTC; MTS Fat Sat Water Excitation DIXON Presat Travel Sat; Tracking Sat ECG Triggered Trigger Delay; TD Respiratory Gated Prescan Normalize Elliptical Scanning TI NEX POMP (Phase Offset Multiplanar) Flip Angle Acquisition Time Gap Off-center FoV FoV [cm] Partial FoV (PFoV) Receive Bandwidth [kHz] Variable Bandwidth Anti-Aliasing No Phase Wrap Views per segment Intersegment Delay 1/2 NEX; fractional NEX Partial Echo Flow Comp Ramped Pulse MTC Fat Sat/Chem Sat IDEAL SAT Walking Sat Cardiac Gated/Triggering Trigger Delay; TD Respiratory Comp PURE Elliptic Centric

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SENSE (Calibration for SENSE) / CLEAR

Hitachi
RAPID (Calibration for RAPID)

Toshiba
SPEEDER (Calibration for SPEEDER)

Plan Scan BolusTrak Scanogram FLUTE

Locator Visual Prep

TR, TE TI NSA Multi-Slice Flip Angle Acquisition Time Gap Off-center FoV FoV [mm] Rectangular FoV Fat/Water Shift [pixel] Optimized Bandwidth Frequency Oversampling Fold-over Suppression Views/Segment TD Half Scan Partial Echo Flow Comp; Flag TONE MTC SPIR Proset REST Travel REST ECG Triggered/VCG Trigger Delay; TD Trigger; PEAR CLEAR CENTRA

TR, TE TI NSA Dual Slice Flip Angle Scan Time Slice Interval Off-center FoV FoV Rectangular FoV Bandwidth Variable Bandwidth Frequency Oversampling Anti-Wrap

TR, TE TI NSA QuadScan Flip Angle Acquisition Time Gap Phase & Frequency Shift FoV Rectangular FoV Bandwidth Matched Bandwidth Frequency Wrap Suppression Phase Wrap Suppression Segments TD

Half Scan Half Echo GR SSP MTC Fat Sat Water Excitation FatSep Pre Sat Sequential Pre Sat ECG Triggered Delay Time MAR NATURAL PEAKS

AFI Matched Bandwidth FC ISCE SORS-STC MSOFT PASTA

Pre Sat BFAST Cardiac Gated Trigger Delay; TD Respiratory Gated DRKS

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