MRI Acronyms

1 Acronyms2 Vendor MRI Acronyms SiemensGEPhilipsHitachiToshibaSequence Type Spin EchoSESESESESEG radient EchoGREGREFast Field Echo (FFE)GEField EchoSpoiled Gradient EchoFLASHSPGRT1-FFERF Spoiled SARGE, RSSGFastFECoherent Gradient EchoFISPGRASSFFER ephased SARGESSFPS teady-State Free PrecessionPSIFSSFPT2-FFETime-Reversed SARGETrue FISPTrueFISPFIESTAB alanced FFEB alanced SARGE, BASGTrue SSFPTrue FISP/Dual ExcitationCISSFIESTA-C Phase Balanced SARGE, PBSG Double Echo Steady StateDESS Multi-Echo Data Image CombinationMEDICMERGEM-FFE Ultrafast Gradient EchoTurboFLASHFast GRE, Fast SPGRTFERGEFast FEUltrafast Gradient Echo 3 DMPRAGE3D FGRE, 3D Fast SPGR3D TFEMPRAGE3D Fast FEVolume Interpolated GREVIBELAVA-XVTHRIVETIGREBody DiffusionREVEALDWIBSBody VisionSusceptibility-Weighted ImagingSWI(SWAN)(Venous BOLD) Dynamic MRA with k-space ManipulationTWISTTRICKS-XVKeyhole (4D-TRAK) High-Resolution Bilateral Breast ImagingVIEWSVIBRANT-XVBLISSRADIANCENon-c ontrast MR Angio, TSE-basedNATIVE-SPACE TRANCEVASC FSEFBI, CIANon-contrast MR Angio, TrueFISP-basedNATIVE-TrueFISPI nhance Inflow IRB-TRANCEVASC ASLTime-SLIPP arametric Mapping MapITCartiGram Inversion RecoveryIR,Turbo IR (TIR)IR, MPIR, FastIRIR-TSEIRIRS hort Tau IRSTIRSTIRSTIRSTIRFastSTIRLong Tau IRTurbo Dark FluidFLAIRFLAIRFLAIRFastFLAIRTrue IRTrue IR Real IR FastIRTurbo Spin Echo/Fast Spin EchoTSE (Turbo Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)TSE (Turbo Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)Single-Shot TSE/FSEHASTES ingle-Shot FSES ingle-Shot TSES ingle-Shot FSEFASEFSE/TSE with 90 Flip-Back PulseRESTOREFast Recovery FSE (FRFSE) DRIVED riven Equillibrium FSET2 Puls FSEH yper EchoesHyperecho 3D TSE with Variable Flip AngleSPACECUBEVISTA Number of EchoesTurbo FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)Turbo FactorShot FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)

2 Time Between EchoesEcho SpacingEcho SpacingEcho SpacingInterecho Time (ITE)Echo SpacingEcho Planar Imaging (EPI)EPIEPIEPIEPIEPIN umber of EchoesEPI FactorETLEPI FactorShot FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)Diffusion-Weighted ImagingDWIDWIDWIDWIDWIA pparent Diffusion Coefficient MapADCADCADCADC MapADCD iffusion Tensor ImagingDTI Diffusion Tensor ImagingDiffusion Tensor Imaging DTIDTI Tractography (Fiber Tracking)DTI TractographyFiberTrakFiberTrak Turbo Gradient Spin Echo (GRASE)TurboGSE, TGSE GRASE Hybrid EPIM otion Correction1D Navigators for Cardiac Imaging1D PACEN avigators2D Navigators for Abdominal Imaging2D PACE Navigators 3D Prospective Motion Correction for fMRI3D PACE 3D Retrospective Motion Correction for fMRI3D ART Motion Correction with Radial BladesBLADEPROPELLERM ultiVaneRADAR JETSoft Tissue Motion CorrectionBRACEV endor MRI Acronyms SiemensGEPhilipsHitachiToshibaSequence Type Spin EchoSESESESESEG radient EchoGREGREFast Field Echo (FFE)GEField EchoSpoiled Gradient EchoFLASHSPGRT1-FFERF Spoiled SARGE, RSSGFastFECoherent Gradient EchoFISPGRASSFFER ephased SARGESSFPS teady-State Free PrecessionPSIFSSFPT2-FFETime-Reversed SARGETrue FISPTrueFISPFIESTAB alanced FFEB alanced SARGE, BASGTrue SSFPTrue FISP/Dual ExcitationCISSFIESTA-C Phase Balanced SARGE, PBSG Double Echo Steady StateDESS Multi-Echo Data Image CombinationMEDICMERGEM-FFE Ultrafast Gradient EchoTurboFLASHFast GRE, Fast SPGRTFERGEFast FEUltrafast Gradient Echo 3 DMPRAGE3D FGRE, 3D Fast SPGR3D TFEMPRAGE3D Fast FEVolume Interpolated GREVIBELAVA-XVTHRIVETIGREBody DiffusionREVEALDWIBSBody VisionSusceptibility-Weighted ImagingSWI(SWAN)(Venous BOLD) Dynamic MRA with k-space ManipulationTWISTTRICKS-XVKeyhole (4D-TRAK)

3 High-Resolution Bilateral Breast ImagingVIEWSVIBRANT-XVBLISSRADIANCENon-c ontrast MR Angio, TSE-basedNATIVE-SPACE TRANCEVASC FSEFBI, CIANon-contrast MR Angio, TrueFISP-basedNATIVE-TrueFISPI nhance Inflow IRB-TRANCEVASC ASLTime-SLIPP arametric Mapping MapITCartiGram Inversion RecoveryIR,Turbo IR (TIR)IR, MPIR, FastIRIR-TSEIRIRS hort Tau IRSTIRSTIRSTIRSTIRFastSTIRLong Tau IRTurbo Dark FluidFLAIRFLAIRFLAIRFastFLAIRTrue IRTrue IR Real IR FastIRTurbo Spin Echo/Fast Spin EchoTSE (Turbo Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)TSE (Turbo Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)FSE (Fast Spin Echo)Single-Shot TSE/FSEHASTES ingle-Shot FSES ingle-Shot TSES ingle-Shot FSEFASEFSE/TSE with 90 Flip-Back PulseRESTOREFast Recovery FSE (FRFSE) DRIVED riven Equillibrium FSET2 Puls FSEH yper EchoesHyperecho 3D TSE with Variable Flip AngleSPACECUBEVISTA Number of EchoesTurbo FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)Turbo FactorShot FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)Time Between EchoesEcho SpacingEcho SpacingEcho SpacingInterecho Time (ITE)Echo SpacingEcho Planar Imaging (EPI)EPIEPIEPIEPIEPIN umber of EchoesEPI FactorETLEPI FactorShot FactorEcho Train Length (ETL)Diffusion-Weighted ImagingDWIDWIDWIDWIDWIA pparent Diffusion Coefficient MapADCADCADCADC MapADCD iffusion Tensor ImagingDTI Diffusion Tensor ImagingDiffusion Tensor Imaging DTIDTI Tractography (Fiber Tracking)DTI TractographyFiberTrakFiberTrak Turbo Gradient Spin Echo (GRASE)TurboGSE, TGSE GRASE Hybrid EPIM otion Correction1D Navigators for Cardiac Imaging1D PACEN avigators2D Navigators for Abdominal Imaging2D PACE Navigators 3D Prospective Motion Correction for fMRI3D PACE 3D Retrospective Motion Correction for fMRI3D ART Motion Correction with Radial BladesBLADEPROPELLERM ultiVaneRADAR JETSoft Tissue Motion CorrectionBRACE34 Vendor MRI AcronymsSiemensGEPhilipsHitachiToshibaPa rallel Acquisition TechniquesiPATPAT: Image-based AlgorithmmSENSEASSETSENSERAPIDSPEEDERPAT .

4 K-space-based AlgorithmGRAPPAARC Integrated CalibrationAuto-CalibrationSelf-Calibrat ion (with ARC) Separate CalibrationTurbo-Calibration(Calibration for ASSET)(Calibration for SENSE) / CLEAR(Calibration for RAPID)(Calibration for SPEEDER)Multiple datasets calibrate each otherSelf-Calibration, T-PAT SpectroscopyProstate Spectroscopy3D CSIPROSE Breast SpectroscopyGRACEBREASE Comprehensive Cardiac ToolBEAT (2D/3D) Patient Orientation SequenceLocalizer, ScoutLocalizerPlan ScanScanogramLocatorContrast Bolus Timing/VisualizationCARE BolusSmart Prep; FluoroTriggered MRAB olusTrakFLUTEV isual PrepSequence ParametersRepetition Time, Echo Time (in msec)TR, TETR, TETR, TETR, TEInversion Time (in msec)TITITITITIA veragesAverageNEXNSANSANSAS imultaneous ExcitationSimultaneous ExcitationPOMP (Phase Offset Multiplanar)Multi-SliceDual SliceQuadScanRF Pulse in Gradient EchoFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleScan Measurement TimeAcquisition Time, TAAcquisition TimeAcquisition TimeScan TimeAcquisition TimeDistance Between SlicesDistance Factor (% of slice thickness)GapGapSlice IntervalGapShifting Slices Off CenterOff-center ShiftOff-center FoVOff-center FoVOff-center FoVPhase & Frequency ShiftField of View (FoV)FoV [mm]FoV [cm]FoV [mm]FoVFoVRectangular FoVFoV Phase/Rectangular FoVPartial FoV (PFoV)

5 Rectangular FoVRectangular FoVRectangular FoVBandwidthBandwidth [Hz/Px]Receive Bandwidth [kHz]Fat/Water Shift [pixel]BandwidthBandwidthVariable BandwidthOptimized bandwidthVariable BandwidthOptimized BandwidthVariable BandwidthMatched BandwidthFrequency OversamplingOversamplingAnti-AliasingFre quency OversamplingFrequency OversamplingFrequency Wrap SuppressionPhase OversamplingPhase OversamplingNo Phase WrapFold-over SuppressionAnti-WrapPhase Wrap SuppressionSegmented k-SpaceLines/SegmentsViews per segmentViews/SegmentSegmentsTime Delay/Block k-spaceTime DelayIntersegment DelayTDTDHalf Fourier ImagingHalf Fourier1/2 NEX; fractional NEXHalf ScanHalf ScanAFIP artial EchoAsymmetric EchoPartial EchoPartial EchoHalf EchoMatched BandwidthGradient Moment NullingGMR/Flow CompFlow CompFlow Comp; FlagGRFCR amped RF PulseTONER amped PulseTONESSPISCEM agnetization Transfer ContrastMTC; MTSMTCMTCMTCSORS-STCPrep Pulse ChemicallyFat SatFat Sat/Chem SatSPIRFat SatMSOFTW ater Excitation Water Excitation ProsetWater ExcitationPASTAFat-Water separationDIXONIDEAL FatSepPrep Pulse - SpatiallyPresatSATRESTPre SatPre SatMoving Sat PulseTravel Sat; Tracking SatWalking SatTravel RESTS equential Pre SatBFASTScan Synchronization with ECGECG TriggeredCardiac Gated/TriggeringECG Triggered/VCGECG TriggeredCardiac GatedDelay after R-WaveTrigger Delay; TDTrigger Delay; TDTrigger Delay; TDDelay TimeTrigger Delay; TDRespiratory GatingRespiratory GatedRespiratory CompTrigger.

6 PEARMARR espiratory GatedMulti-Channel RF Coil Sensitivity NormalizationPrescan NormalizePURECLEARNATURAL Central k-space Filling Arterial VisualizationElliptical ScanningElliptic CentricCENTRAPEAKSDRKSC ompetition product descriptions, comparison, and specifications contained in this document are based on interpretation of available data at the time this material was being prepared and may require independent verification. Specifications have been obtained from competition brochures, websites, and other independent published MRI AcronymsSiemensGEPhilipsHitachiToshibaPa rallel Acquisition TechniquesiPATPAT: Image-based AlgorithmmSENSEASSETSENSERAPIDSPEEDERPAT : k-space-based AlgorithmGRAPPAARC Integrated CalibrationAuto-CalibrationSelf-Calibrat ion (with ARC) Separate CalibrationTurbo-Calibration(Calibration for ASSET)(Calibration for SENSE) / CLEAR(Calibration for RAPID)(Calibration for SPEEDER)Multiple datasets calibrate each otherSelf-Calibration, T-PAT SpectroscopyProstate Spectroscopy3D CSIPROSE Breast SpectroscopyGRACEBREASE Comprehensive Cardiac ToolBEAT (2D/3D) Patient Orientation SequenceLocalizer, ScoutLocalizerPlan ScanScanogramLocatorContrast Bolus Timing/VisualizationCARE BolusSmart Prep.

7 FluoroTriggered MRAB olusTrakFLUTEV isual PrepSequence ParametersRepetition Time, Echo Time (in msec)TR, TETR, TETR, TETR, TEInversion Time (in msec)TITITITITIA veragesAverageNEXNSANSANSAS imultaneous ExcitationSimultaneous ExcitationPOMP (Phase Offset Multiplanar)Multi-SliceDual SliceQuadScanRF Pulse in Gradient EchoFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleFlip AngleScan Measurement TimeAcquisition Time, TAAcquisition TimeAcquisition TimeScan TimeAcquisition TimeDistance Between SlicesDistance Factor (% of slice thickness)GapGapSlice IntervalGapShifting Slices Off CenterOff-center ShiftOff-center FoVOff-center FoVOff-center FoVPhase & Frequency ShiftField of View (FoV)FoV [mm]FoV [cm]FoV [mm]FoVFoVRectangular FoVFoV Phase/Rectangular FoVPartial FoV (PFoV)Rectangular FoVRectangular FoVRectangular FoVBandwidthBandwidth [Hz/Px]Receive Bandwidth [kHz]Fat/Water Shift [pixel]BandwidthBandwidthVariable BandwidthOptimized bandwidthVariable BandwidthOptimized BandwidthVariable BandwidthMatched BandwidthFrequency OversamplingOversamplingAnti-AliasingFre quency OversamplingFrequency OversamplingFrequency Wrap SuppressionPhase OversamplingPhase OversamplingNo Phase WrapFold-over SuppressionAnti-WrapPhase Wrap SuppressionSegmented k-SpaceLines/SegmentsViews per segmentViews/SegmentSegmentsTime Delay/Block k-spaceTime DelayIntersegment DelayTDTDHalf Fourier ImagingHalf Fourier1/2 NEX; fractional NEXHalf ScanHalf ScanAFIP artial EchoAsymmetric EchoPartial EchoPartial EchoHalf EchoMatched BandwidthGradient Moment NullingGMR/Flow CompFlow CompFlow Comp; FlagGRFCR amped RF PulseTONER amped PulseTONESSPISCEM agnetization Transfer ContrastMTC.

8 MTSMTCMTCMTCSORS-STCPrep Pulse ChemicallyFat SatFat Sat/Chem SatSPIRFat SatMSOFTW ater Excitation Water Excitation ProsetWater ExcitationPASTAFat-Water separationDIXONIDEAL FatSepPrep Pulse - SpatiallyPresatSATRESTPre SatPre SatMoving Sat PulseTravel Sat; Tracking SatWalking SatTravel RESTS equential Pre SatBFASTScan Synchronization with ECGECG TriggeredCardiac Gated/TriggeringECG Triggered/VCGECG TriggeredCardiac GatedDelay after R-WaveTrigger Delay; TDTrigger Delay; TDTrigger Delay; TDDelay TimeTrigger Delay; TDRespiratory GatingRespiratory GatedRespiratory CompTrigger; PEARMARR espiratory GatedMulti-Channel RF Coil Sensitivity NormalizationPrescan NormalizePURECLEARNATURAL Central k-space Filling Arterial VisualizationElliptical ScanningElliptic CentricCENTRAPEAKSDRKS5 Local Contact InformationSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Valley Stream ParkwayMalvern, PA 19355-1406 USAP hone: + Business UnitSiemens AGMedical SolutionsMagnetic ResonanceHenkestr. 127DE-91052 ErlangenGermanyPhone: +49 9131 ManufacturerSiemens AGWittelsbacherplatz 2DE-80333 MuenchenGermanyOn account of certain regional limitations of sales rights and service availability, we cannot guarantee that all products included in this brochure are available through the Siemens sales organization worldwide.

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