Uncooperative Patient - Real-time Imaging (rev. 7/1/2013)
Indications: Uncooperative patient, inability to breath hold, deaf/cannot hear breathhold instructions
Disadvantages: Low resolution and innacurate quantitative analysis
SEQUENCES
Localizer
Axial bright blood free breathing
Coronal bright blood free breathing
2 chamber REAL-TIME CINE
Fake short axis REAL-TIME CINE
4 chamber REAL-TIMECINE
-- CONTRAST--
Short axis stack REAL-TIME CINE
3 chamber REAL-TIME CINE
TI scout
MDE single shot SAS
MDE single shot 2 chamber
MDE single shot 4 chamber
MDE single shot 3 chamber
NOTES
Bright blood axial and coronal chest scouts
Free breathing
Prospectively ECG triggered (Physio - capture)
Real-time CINE
Free breathing
Prospectively ECG triggered (Physio - capture)