MRI Acronyms - Cross-Vendor Comparisons

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MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Basic Sequences Spin Echo SE SE SE SE SE Turbo Spin Echo/ TSE FastSE TSE FastSE FastSE Fast Spin Echo (Turbo Spin Echo) (Fast Spin Echo) (Turbo Spin Echo) (Fast Spin Echo) (Fast Spin Echo) Single-Shot TSE HASTE Single-Shot FSE Single-Shot TSE FASE Single-Shot FSE TSE with 90° Flip-Back Pulse RESTORE Fast Recovery FSE (FRFSE) DRIVE T2 Plus FSE DE-FSE, DE-FIR Hyperechoes Hyperecho 3D TSE with variable Flip Angle SPACE CUBE VISTA FASE3D mVox isoFSE Reduced-FoV Imaging for 3D TSE ZOOMit SPACE HyperCube Number of Echoes Echo Train Length Echo Train Length in TSE Turbo Factor (ETL) Turbo Factor (ETL) Echo Factor Gradient Echo GRE GRE Fast Field Echo (FFE) Field Echo (FE) GE Spoiled Gradient RF Spoiled Echo FLASH SPGR T1-FFE T1-FFE SARGE, RSSG Coherent Gradient Echo FISP GRASS FFE FFE Rephased SARGE Steady State Free Precession PSIF SSFP T2-FFE SSFP Time-Reversed SARGE, TRSG True FISP TrueFISP FIESTA, COSMIC Balanced FFE True SSFP Balanced SARGE, BASG 2 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm True FISP/Dual Excitation CISS FIESTA-C Phase Balanced SARGE, PBSG Double Echo Steady State DESS Multi-Echo Data Image Combination MEDIC MERGE M-FFE mEcho & Dual 3D ADAGE Ultrafast Gradient Echo 2D with TurboFLASH Fast GRE, Fast SPGR TFE FastFE RSSG preparation pulse Ultrafast Gradient Echo 3D with MPRAGE 3D FGRE, 3D Fast 3DFFE-IR/ preparation pulse SPGR, BRAVO 3D TFE MPRAGE 3D-GEIR Ultrafast Gradient Echo 3D with dual MP2RAGE MP2RAGE echo train Volume-Interpolated 3D GRE VIBE LAVA-XL THRIVE 3D Quick TIGRE Susceptibility- Weighted Sequences SWI SWAN 2.0 SWIp FSBB BSI SWI SWI with Parallel Imaging (3D) Wave-CAIPI SWI Arterial Spin Labeling ASL ASL ASL ASL ASL 3 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Inversion Recovery IR, Turbo IR (TIR) IR, MPIR, FastIR IR-TSE IR IR, FIR Short-Tau IR TIRM, STIR STIR STIR FastSTIR FIR-STIR Long-Tau IR TIRM, Dark Fluid FLAIR FLAIR FastFLAIR FIR-FLAIR Dual Inversion Recovery DIR SPACE CUBE DIR Dual IR-TSE Double IR DIR True IR TIR, True IR Real IR Real IR Real-IR Echo Planar Imaging, Diffusion EPI EPI EPI EPI EPI Number of Echoes Echo Train in EPI EPI Factor ETL EPI Factor Length (ETL) Echo Factor Diffusion-weighted Imaging DWI DWI DWI DWI DWI Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Map ADC ADC ADC ADC ADC Computed b-values Computed b-values MAGiC-DWI Computed DWI cDWI Calculated DWI (computed DWI) (cDWI) DTI (Diffusion Tensor Diffusion Tensor Imaging), MDDW DTI (Diffusion Tensor DTI (Diffusion DTI (Diffusion DTI (Diffusion Imaging (Multi-Directional Imaging) Tensor Imaging) Tensor Imaging) Tensor Imaging) Diffusion Imaging) DTI Tractography DTT (Diffusion (Fiber Tracking) DTI Tractography FiberTrak FiberTrak Tensor DTI Tractography Tractography) High-resolution Diffusion Imaging RESOLVE MUSE DWI with PROPELLER DWI segmented EPI FASE DWI RADAR DWI Reduced-FoV Imaging for Diffusion ZOOMit and BOLD EPI ZOOMitpro FOCUS Zoom Diffusion Turbo Gradient Spin Echo TurboGSE, TGSE GRASE Hybrid EPI 4 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Applications Body Imaging Free breathing, motion-free 3D T1 StarVIBE (FREEZEit) HyperSENSE LAVA 3D VANE XD QuickStar TIGRE NAVI imaging Dynamic contrast- enhanced 3D with TWIST-VIBE (FREEZEit) DISCO 4D Thrive Centric/ k-space re-ordering Swirl FatSep-TRAQ Dynamic contrast- Compressed enhanced 3D with Sensing DISCO Star CS THRIVE compressed sensing GRASP-VIBE Body Diffusion REVEAL eDWI DWIBS Body Vision (DWI) Fat & Iron Evaluation LiverLab IDEAL-IQ mDixon Quant MR Elastography Elastography MR-Touch Elastography Women's Health High-resolution Bilateral Breast VIEWS VIBRANT-XV BLISS RADIANCE TIGRE Imaging Men’s Health PROPELLER-DWI Diffusion Weighted RESOLVE MUSE (multiplexed TSE-DWI Imaging sensitivity ZOOMit PRO encoding) DWI Zoom DWI FOCUS Spectroscopy 3D CSI Spectroscopy PROSE Elite Prostate Spectro Dynamic Imaging CS GRASP-VIBE DISCO Star 4D FreeBreathing Comprehensive Prostate Imaging SEEit Deep Resolve Sharp AI supported Deep Resolve Gain Air Recon DL applications AI Rad Companion PROVIEW DL Prostate MR 5 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm MR Angiography Time of Flight TOF ToF, Inhance Inflow TOF TOF TOF Phase Contrast Phase Contrast Phase Contrast, Phase Contrast Phase Shift Phase Contrast (PC) Inhance Velocity (PC) (PS) (PC) Dynamic MRA with k-space Sharing TWIST TRICKS-XV Keyhole (4D-TRAK) DRKS TRAQ Non-contrast MR Angio, TSE-based NATIVE-SPACE Inhance Deltaflow TRANCE FBI, CIA Non-contrast MR Angio, TrueFISP- NATIVE-TrueFISP Inhance Inflow IR B-TRANCE Time-SLIP VASC based Non-contrast MR Angio, QISS QISS Magnetization Transfer Contrast MTC MTC MTC SORS-STC MTC Ramped RF Pulse TONE Ramped RF TONE ISCE SSP Multi-slab acquisition Multi-Slab MOTSA Multi-Chunk Multi-Slab Multi-Slab Contrast Bolus Smart Prep; Timing/Visualization CARE Bolus Fluoro Triggered BolusTrak Visual Prep FLUTE MRA Automation myExam Angio Assist Cardiac Imaging High-resolution, Compressed free-breathing Sensing cardiac function Cardiac Cine Comprehensive Cardiac Tool BEAT (2D/3D) 6 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm T1, T2, T2* Mapping MyoMaps CardioMaps T1 Mapping, MOLLI (T1), StarQuant T2* mapping (FFE2D mEcho) Implant imaging High Bandwidth IR Free breathing on delayed enhancement HeartFreeze PSIR Automation myExam Cardio Assist Inline LVF MSK Imaging Metal-Implant Imaging WARP with VAT O-MAR VAT VAT (2D correction) Metal-Implant Imaging Advanced WARP with (3D correction) SEMAC MAVRIC SL O-MAR XD mART EXP Parametric Mapping MapIt CartiGram (T2) T2 Mapping T2* Relax Map Accelerated Metal- Implant Imaging Compressed Sensing (3D correction) SEMAC HyperMAVRIC SL Spectroscopy Prostate Spectroscopy (Prostate 3D CSI PROSE MRS CSI-Multi Spectroscopy) Voxel Breast Spectroscopy (Breast GRACE BREASE MRS CSI-Multi Spectroscopy) Voxel Breast MRS Weighted Elliptical Excitation for CSI WET Quiet Scanning "Inaudible" 3D mUTE 3D sequence with PETRA SILENZ T1(Pianissimo half radials Zen) 7 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Quiet scanning with optimized gradient QuietX Silent Scan ComforTone (rounded waveforms gradient shapes) Quiet scanning with reduced slew rates Whisper sequences Acoustic Reduction Technology (ART) SofTone SoftSound (longer scan times) Motion Correction Flow Compensation with Gradient GMR/Flow Comp Flow Comp Flow Comp; Flag FC GR Moment Nulling Motion Correction with Radial Blades BLADE PROPELLER 3.0 MultiVane XD JET RADAR 1D Navigators for Cardiac Imaging 1D PACE Navigators Navigators Echo-Navigator 2D Navigators for Abdominal Imaging 2D PACE 2D RMC 3D Prospective Motion Correction for 3D PACE PMC fMRI 3D Retrospective Motion Correction 3D ART (BrainWave) MC for fMRI Elastic 3D Motion Correction in DynaVIBE Abdomen Soft-Tissue Motion Correction BRACE Fat Suppression, Spatial Saturation Fat saturation— chemically Fat Sat Fat Sat/Chem Sat SPIR MSOFT SINC, H-SINC 8 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Fat saturation— chemically with SPAIR ASPIR SPAIR SPAIR adiabatic pulse Water Excitation Water Excitation Water Excitation Proset PASTA Water Excitation Dixon Fat-Water separation for TSE Dixon TSE mDixon XD, IDEAL mDixon TSE WFOP FatSep Dixon Fat-Water separation for Dixon VIBE LAVA-Flex mDixon WFS FatSep 3D GRE Spatial saturation Sat Region SAT REST Presat Presat Moving Sat Pulse Tracking Sat Walking Sat Travel REST Moving Presat Sequential Pre Sat Acceleration and Parallel Acquisition Techniques (PAT) PAT: Image-based Algorithm mSENSE ASSET SENSE, dS SENSE SPEEDER RAPID PAT: k-space-based Algorithm GRAPPA ARC k-RAPID CAIPIRINHA for 3D sequences CAIPIRINHA Integrated Integrated, Auto- Self-Calibration Calibration Calibration (with ARC) Separate Separate Calibration (Calibration for (Calibration for (Calibration for (Calibration for Calibration ASSET) SENSE)/CLEAR SPEEDER) RAPID) Multiple datasets calibrate each other Self-Calibration, T-PAT Simultaneous Multi Slice (SMS) EPI SMS EPI HyperBand MultiBand SENSE MultiBand SPEEDER Simultaneous Multi Slice (SMS) TSE SMS TSE Compressed Compressed Sensing Sensing HyperSense Compressed Compressed SENSE SPEEDER IP-RAPID 9 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm AI Based Image Acceleration Noise Reduction Deep Resolve Gain Air Recon SmartSpeed AiCE Deep Neural Network Deep Resolve Sharp Air Recon DL SmartSpeed Deep Neural Network with Resolution Deep Resolve Sharp Deep Neural Network Deep Resolve with Resolution & SMS Sharp & Boost AI Based Protocol Workflow Overall Branding of Workflow Cardiac Tool myExam Assist AIR Workflow* SmartExam* AutoLine* AutoExam* Brain myExam Brain Assist Auto- ReadyBrain* SmartExam Brain* NeuroLine* Spine myExam Spine Assist SmartExam Spine* SpineLine* Large Joint myExam Large SmartExam Joint Assist Shoulder/Knee* Abdomen myExam Abdomen Assist Whole Body myExam Whole-Body Assist Breast myExam Breast Assist SmartExam Breast* Angio myExam Angio Assist *Includes AutoAlign component only. 10 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Cardiac myExam Cardiac Assist CardioLine* Liver myExam LiverLab Assist LiverLine* Prostate myExam Prostate Assist ProstateLine* Radiation Therapy myExam RT Assist Parallel Transmission B1 Shimming TimTX TrueForm MultiDrive MultiTransmit MultiPhase Transmit (Quartet) Platform for advanced pTX applications, e.g., with accelerated TimTX TrueShape multi-dimensional RF pulses Scanning with Continuous TimCT Table Move Fast 2D GRE Localizer TimCT FastView Contrast-enhanced Angio, 3D Coronal TimCT Angio Multiple Contrasts, TimCT Onco 2D Axial Tim CT Whole Body Patient Orientation Sequence Localizer, Scout Localizer Plan Scan Locator Scanogram Automated Slice Positioning AutoAlign AIR x,Ready Brain SmartExam NeuroLine, SpineLine *Includes AutoAlign component only. 11 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Sequence Parameters Repetition Time, Echo Time (in msec) TR, TE TR, TE TR, TE TR, TE TR, TE Inversion Time (in msec) TI TI TI TI TI Inter-Echo Spacing Echo Spacing Echo Spacing Echo Spacing ETS (Echo Train Inter-Echo Time (TSE, EPI) Spacing) (IET) Averages Averages NEX NSA NAQ NSA Scan Measurement Acquisition Time, Time Acquisition Time Scan Time Acquisition Time Scan Time TA Field of View (FoV) FoV [mm] FoV [cm] FoV [mm] FoV FoV [mm] Rectangular FoV FoV Phase, Rectangular FoV Asymmetric FoV Rectangular FoV Rectangular FoV RectFOV Shifting Slices Off Center Off-center Shift Off-center FoV Off-center FoV Phase & Frequency Shift Off-center FoV Distance Between Distance Factor Slices (% of slice thickness) Gap Gap Gap Slice Interval Simultaneous Simultaneous POMP (Phase Excitation Excitation Offset Multiplanar) Multi-Slice QuadScan Dual Slice RF Excitation Pulse in Gradient Echo Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Bandwidth Bandwidth Receive Bandwidth Fat/Water Shift Bandwidth [Hz/ [Hz/Px] [kHz] [pixel] px] Bandwidth [kHz] Variable Bandwidth Optimized bandwidth Variable Optimized MBW (Matched Variable Bandwidth bandwidth Bandwidth) Bandwidth 12 MRI Acronyms · Cross-Vendor Comparisons Siemens Healthineers GE Philips Canon Fujifilm Half Fourier Half Fourier, Phase Half NEX; fractional Imaging Partial Fourier Half Scan AFI Half Scan NEX Partial Echo Asymmetric Echo Partial Echo Partial Echo Matched Bandwidth Half Echo Frequency Oversampling Oversampling Anti-Aliasing Frequency Frequency Wrap Frequency Oversampling Suppression Oversampling Phase Phase Oversampling Oversampling No Phase Wrap Fold-over Phase wrap Suppression suppression Anti-Wrap Segmented k-Space Lines/Segments Views per segment Views/Segment Segments Segments Time Delay/Block k-Space Time Delay Intersegment Delay TD TD Scan Synchronization with ECG ECG triggered Cardiac Gated/ ECG Triggered/ Triggering VCG Cardiac Gated ECG Triggered Delay after R-Wave Trigger Delay; TD Trigger Delay; TD Trigger Delay; TD Trigger Delay; TD Delay Time Respiratory Gating Respiratory Gated Respiratory Comp Trigger; PEAR Respiratory Gated MAR Multi-channel RF coil sensitivity Prescan Normalize PURE CLEAR NATURAL normalization Central k-space filling arterial visualization Central Elliptical Elliptic Centric CENTRA PEAKS Product descriptions, comparisons, and specifications contained in this document are based on interpretation of available data at the time this material was collected and may require independent verification. 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