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Philips Achieva 1.5 Whole Body Fat Quantification

Fat Quantification, Developed for a study of “Adiposity and cardiovascular and metabolic health” (PI: Pausova, Developer: John Totman)
Implemented at B&BC by John Totman (john.totman@nottingham.ac.uk)

Multi Station Scout

Dual Echo FFE

Sequence	FFE
TR (ms)	382
TE (ms) First Echo	6.9
TE (ms) Second Echo	9.21
TFE Factor	20
Signal average	1
Orientation	Transverse
Thickness (mm)	10
Gap (mm)	0
Number of slices	26
Field of View (mm)	AP: 527 LR: 65%
Pixel Size (mm)	Interpolated 1.5x1.49
Scan time (min)	0:27 per Dynamic (Depends on Patient Height)

Dual Echo Water Selective FFE

Sequence	FFE
TR (ms)	382
TE (ms) First Echo	6.9
TE (ms) Second Echo	9.21
TFE Factor	20
Fat Suppression	Proset 1331 Water Selection
Signal average	1
Orientation	Transverse
Thickness (mm)	10
Gap (mm)	0
Number of slices	26
Field of View (mm)	AP: 527 LR: 65%
Pixel Size (mm)	Interpolated 1.5x1.49
Scan time (min)	0:27 per Dynamic (Depends on Patient Height)

Dual Echo Fat Selective FFE

Sequence	FFE
TR (ms)	382
TE (ms) First Echo	6.9
TE (ms) Second Echo	9.21
TFE Factor	20
Fat Suppression	Proset 1331 Fat Selection
Signal average	1
Orientation	Transverse
Thickness (mm)	10
Gap (mm)	0
Number of slices	26
Field of View (mm)	AP: 527 LR: 65%
Pixel Size (mm)	Interpolated 1.5x1.49
Scan time (min)	0:27 per Dynamic (Depends on Patient Height)

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