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Feature List

Note: The optional features listed in these tables may not be available in all markets.

Important: The table contents are subject to change with a limited degree of variability based on system configuration.

PSD list

Table 1. 3-Plane family
3-Plane PSD Family	Description
FGRE IR Prep Standard	The FGRE IR Prep Localizer produces T1-weighted images from three planes that can be used in Graphic Rx to define slices, SAT bands, and tracker pulse locations while visualizing their exact position in all three planes.
FGRE Standard	The FGRE Localizer produces T2*-weighted images from three planes that can be used in Graphic Rx to define slices, SAT bands, and tracker pulse locations while visualizing their exact position in all three planes.
FIESTA Standard	The FIESTA Localizer produces images with high T2/T1 ratios from three planes that can be used in Graphic Rx to define slices, SAT bands, and tracker pulse locations while visualizing their exact position in all three planes.
SSFSE Standard	The SSFSE Localizer produces T2-weighted images from three planes that can be used in Graphic Rx to define slices, SAT bands, and tracker locations while visualizing their exact position in all three planes.

Table 2. EPI family
EPI PSD Family	Description
DW EPI Standard	DW EPI is a single shot EPI pulse sequence designed to create images that differentiate tissues with restricted diffusion from tissues with normal diffusion.
eDWI Optional	eDWI is an enhanced version of Diffusion Weighted imaging that allows multiple b-values within a single acquisition, Smart NEX, and 3 in 1 and Tetrahedral imaging techniques.
MAGiC DWI (Synthetic DWI) Optional	Synthesize b-value diffusion weighted images using scanned DWI data.
DW EPI Tensor Optional	DW EPI Tensor or DTI is a technique that produces image contrast proportional to the local diffusion coefficient of water. Both the diffusion coefficient and its directional dependence can be measured using DTI. Data can then be used to image the directional dependence of the local diffusion coefficient in the tissue.
FLAIR EPI Standard	FLAIR EPI is designed to minimize the signal from CSF on a T2-weighted EPI sequence. Use the FLAIR EPI sequence for brain imaging to minimize signal from CSF. The sequences can be acquired in a single-shot or multi-shot mode.
GRE EPI Standard	Use Gradient Echo EPI for: task activation studies when acquired with Multi Phase, imaging of the brain to produce cerebral-blood volume maps to aid in diagnosis of recurrent tumor versus edema in post- therapy patients.
SE EPI Standard	SE EPI is typically used to acquire T2-weighted scans. It can also be combined with the IR Prepared Imaging Option to acquire T1-weighted or IR images.

Table 3. FSE family
FSE PSD Family	Description
FRFSE Standard	Use 2D FRFSE for: PD- and T2-weighted acquisitions of the spine, abdominal breath hold images and head and joint images .
FSE IR Standard	Use FSE-IR: to suppress the signal from fat in abdominal and extremity images, when you desire a more uniform fat suppression for large FOV or off-center FOV, FSE-IR is an excellent alternative to FSE Fat SAT.
FSE Standard	FSE is used to acquire T1-, PD-, and T2-weighted image contrast.
FSE Double/Triple IR* Standard	Triple IR with fat suppression for very black blood Double IR uses an FSE pulse sequence and Triple IR uses an FSE-IR sequence. Both are acquired by selecting the Blood Suppression Imaging Option. Double and Triple IR scans are used to visualize cardiac anatomy, myocardial wall masses, valve leaflets, and black blood. Use a single RR interval for a more T1-weighted appearance, carotid imaging, and very black blood imaging.
Metal Analysis Optional	Metal Analysis is a Calib Imaging mode, Fast Spin Echo scan. It is a low resolution, 3D, non-selective MAVRIC scan that computes the number of bins needed for MAVRIC SL. Metal Analysis is sold as part of the HyperMAVRIC option.
SSFSE Standard	SSFSE and SSFSE-IR use an RF pulse design that allows for significantly short ESP and a 0.5 NEX technique that acquires a data set within a single RF excitation period.
SSFSE-IR Standard	SSFSE and SSFSE-IR use an RF pulse design that allows for significantly short ESP and a 0.5 NEX technique that acquires a data set within a single RF excitation period.
T1 FLAIR Standard	T1 FLAIR is designed to scan the same number of slices as the T1-weighted Spin Echo sequence, and in the same or shorter scan time, achieve better tissue contrast-to-noise as well as signal-to-noise ratios.
T2 FLAIR Standard	T2 FLAIR results in bright signal suppressed from CSF on T2-weighted image structures adjacent to fluid filled structures, therefore becoming more apparent.
3D FLAIR	FLAIR acquired in 3D mode.
Cube Optional	Cube and T2 FLAIR and Cube DIR have a unique acquisition and reconstruction technique that allows for high resolution imaging in all three dimensions with the goal of acquiring isotropic voxels (all voxel dimensions, height, width, and depth, are equal).

Table 4. GRE family
GRE PSD Family	Description
2D FIESTA Standard	It accentuates the contrast of spins with high T2/T1 ratios (such as cerebral-spinal fluid, water, and fat) while suppressing signal from tissues with low T2/T1 ratios (such as muscle and myocardium).
2D Fat SAT FIESTA Standard	2D Fat Sat FIESTA is 2D Fiesta with SPECIAL turned on.
3D FIESTA Standard	3D FIESTA can be used for whole body imaging and can be used in clinical applications that benefit from the differentiation of contrast between tissues of low T2/T1 ratios (low signal intensity) and high T2/T1 ratios (high signal intensity).
3D FIESTA with fat SAT Standard	3D FIESTA with Fat Saturation is primarily used for coronary artery imaging. Water and fat contrast is accentuated, while muscle and myocardial tissues are suppressed.
3D FIESTA-C Standard	FIESTA-C can be used in any clinical application that calls for relatively high spatial resolution and the differentiation of contrast between tissues of low T2/T1 ratio (low signal intensity) and high T2/T1 ratios (high signal intensity), for example inter-vertebral discs, hydrocephalus obstructions, biliary tree dilatation, cholangio-pancreatography, and IAC applications.
Fast GRE (2D and 3D)* Standard	Fast GRE sequences are used to produce T2-weighted images. Tissues with short T2 are dark and tissues with long T2 are bright. In the brain, CSF produces the brightest signal on moderate to late TE images.
Fast SPGR (2D and 3D)* Standard	Fast SPGR sequences are used to produce T1-weighting in images where tissues with short T1 are bright and tissues with long T1 are dark. In the brain, white matter is brighter than gray matter and CSF is dark.
GRE (dual echo) Standard	High resolution dual echo 3D FGRE/FSPGR sequence. It allows the acquisition of the first out-of-phase TE and the first in-phase TE within a single breathold in Axial and coronal scan planes. This technique uses ARC parallel imaging technique
GRE (2D and 3D) Standard	GRE scans acquire T2*-weighted image contrast. Sequential GRE acquisitions eliminate cross-talk because all data is obtained one slice at a time.
SPGR (2D and 3D) Standard	SPGR is used to acquire T1-weighted contrast images. Sequential SPGR acquisitions eliminate cross-talk because all data is obtained one slice at a time.
FGRE Time Course Optional	FGRE Time Course is a cardiac application that is very similar to the MR-echo Time Course application. It is activated by selecting a Fast GRE PSD with the following Imaging Options: Multi-phase, Cardiac Gating/Triggering, Motion Compensation, IR Prepared and ASSET. This application means that there is need to switch between MR-Echo and the standard scan user interface to acquire the time course scans.
2D FGRE with IR Prep (2D MDE) Standard	Fast GRE with IR-Prep and gating result in a delayed enhancement capability.
3D FGRE with IR Prep (3D MDE) Standard	3D Fast GRE with IR Prepared uses a non-slice selective IR pulse that allows for multiple locations to be acquired within a single breath hold. IR-Prep requires a Prep Time to be entered in the Scan Parameters area - choose a value that best suppresses myocardium.
3D FIESTA with Fat SAT and cardiac gating Standard	3D FIESTA with Fat SAT is primarily used for coronary artery imaging. Water and fat contrast is accentuated, while muscle and myocardial tissues are suppressed.
LAVA Standard	LAVA (Liver Acquisition with Volume Acceleration) is a 3D SPGR acquisition that automatically uses a Partial Kz filling technique and a segmented SPECIAL technique. LAVA is used for abdominal scanning, in particular, liver imaging It can be combined with Imaging Option *Flex* for a LAVA-Flex scan.
MERGE Standard	MERGE (Multi-Echo Recombined Gradient Echo) is a 2D fast GRE pulse sequence that acquires multiple echoes at several different TEs and then averages those echoes to form a single T2*-weighted image. Used primarily in C-spine.
SWAN Optional	SWAN pulse sequence is a high-resolution 3D, T2* multi -echo gradient echo sequence that produces echo-combined images (sum across images with different TE’s) to achieve higher T2* weighting. SWAN is a neuro application.
Multi-echo FGRE/FSPGR Optional	Multi-echo FGRE/FSPGR is sold as part of the StarMap option. It is used to acquire images to analyze iron-load for blood-transfused patients, in the clinical management of patients with iron overload diseases such as Thalassemia, in liver and myocardium examinations. These images can be post processed in READY View to measure the relaxation time variants using the R2Starmap application.
3D FGRE/FSPGR dual echo Standard	This is a high resolution dual echo 3D FRGRE/FSPGR sequence. It allows the acquisition of the first out-of-phase TE and the first in-phase TE within a single breathold in Axial and coronal scan planes. This technique uses ARC parallel imaging technique
VIBRANT Optional	VIBRANT is a 3D bilateral breast application. It can be combined with Imaging Option Flex for a VIBRANT-Flex scan.

Table 5. SE family
SE PSD Family	Description
SE Standard	Spin Echo sequences are used to acquire images with T1-, PD-, or T2- weighted contrast in all anatomical areas.
IR Standard	Use Inversion Recovery sequences produce T1-weighted or fat-suppressed images, particularly in abdomen or extremities. This sequence is also used for very heavily weighted T1 brain images.

Table 6. Spiral family
SPIRAL PSD Family	Description
Hi-Res SPIRAL Optional	Hi-res Spiral obtains high resolution images in ultra-fast scan times. This sequence is well suited for obtaining images of the coronary arteries.
Realtime SPIRAL Optional	Real Time Spiral can be used for the quick localization of anatomy lying in double-oblique planes and in areas where motion can be a problem, such as the coronary arteries.

Table 7. Vascular family
Vascular PSD Family	Description
2D Phase Contrast Standard	Phase Contrast imaging is an optional 2D and 3D imaging technique that relies on velocity-induced phase shifts to distinguish flowing blood from stationary tissues.
2D Phase Contrast Fast Standard	Use Fast 2D Phase Contrast for: cardiac gated multi-phase data set within a breath hold time frame (Fast Card part) and quantitative data analysis (Phase Contrast part) imaging with Flow Analysis, to provide the ability to quantify flow in the great vessels, carotids, and extremity vasculature imaging as a localizer for gated TOF acquisitions when looking for peak flow in READY View
2D Phase Contrast with Cine Mode Standard	Use CINE PC: to determine blood flow direction to estimate flow velocity for quantitative analysis in Flow Analysis software
3D Phase Contrast Standard	Phase Contrast imaging is an optional 2D and 3D imaging technique that relies on velocity-induced phase shifts to distinguish flowing blood from stationary tissues.
2D TOF-GRE Standard	TOF images are created by repeatedly exciting a predefined volume of anatomy until the stationary tissue is partially saturated and the signal from the tissue is suppressed.
2D TOF-GRE Fast Standard	Like TOF, Fast TOF imaging is based on conventional Gradient Echo scanning with flow compensation. This imaging technique relies primarily on flow-related enhancements to distinguish moving from stationary spins in creating MRA. The 2D Fast TOF sequence can be acquired with a Fast GRE or a Fast SPGR.
2D TOF-SPGR Standard	Use 2D TOF-GRE and TOF-SPGR sequences to: demonstrate the carotid bifurcation or venous anatomy evaluate suspected basilar artery occlusive disease Image pelvic and lower extremity vasculature map cortical veins evaluate suspected intra-cranial venous thrombosis
2D TOF-SPGR Fast Standard	Like TOF, Fast TOF imaging is based on conventional Gradient Echo scanning with flow compensation. This imaging technique relies primarily on flow-related enhancements to distinguish moving from stationary spins in creating MRA. The 2D Fast TOF sequence can be acquired with a Fast GRE or a Fast SPGR.
3D TOF-GRE Standard	3D TOF uses a volume acquisition to obtain image data and can be acquired with a GRE or SPGR pulse.
3D TOF-GRE Fast Standard	Use Fast 3D TOF-GRE and Fast TOF-SPGR with SmartPrep to acquire signal change over time to evaluate vascular disease.
3D TOF-SPGR Standard	3D TOF uses a volume acquisition to obtain image data and can be acquired with a GRE or SPGR pulse.
3D TOF-SPGR Fast Standard	Use Fast 3D TOF-GRE and Fast TOF-SPGR with SmartPrep to acquire signal change over time to evaluate vascular disease.
FastCard GRE Standard	Fast Card is a fast, 2D, GRE or SPGR sequence that acquires multiple phases of the cardiac cycle at single or multiple locations.
FastCard SPGR Standard	Use Fast Card for: breath-hold cardiac imaging (Fast Card GRE makes blood brighter and SPGR makes the myocardium brighter) removing motion in pediatric studies by using Fast Card with multiple NEX coronary artery imaging when used with Fat SAT cross-sectional studies of the cardiac chambers or the aortic arch evaluating cardiac function and valve assessment
FastCINE Standard	FastCINE uses a k-space segmenting technique that reconstructs all phase steps regardless of when they are acquired within the cardiac cycle. This allows for complete imaging of the RR interval allowing better visualization of end diastolic events.
FastCINE PC Standard	FastCINE PC combines Phase Contrast and the Cine scan mode to enable data acquisition throughout the entire cardiac cycle. The RR Interval is monitored and the information is used to retrospectively sort the data before reconstruction. Images are reconstructed using CINE interpolation that compensates for differences within the cardiac cycle.
Inhance 3D Velocity Optional	Inhance 3D Velocity is a modified 3D Phase Contrast PSD. It is designed to acquire contrast-free angiography images with excellent background suppression at a shorter scan time in comparison to 3D PC.
Inhance Inflow Optional	Inhance Inflow is designed to acquire angiography images of arteries that flow in a relatively straight line such as the femoral, popliteal and carotid arteries.
Inhance 3D Inflow IR Optional	Use Inhance 3D Inflow IR to acquire contrast-free angiographic images with excellent background suppression that are free of venous contamination. Inhance Inflow IR can also be used to image venous vasculature. This can be achieved by placing IR bands to suppress upstream arterial flow.
Inhance DeltaFlow Optional	Inhance Delta-Flow is a non-contrast MRA technique that relies on arterial flow differences between systolic and diastolic phases. The data is acquired with two interleaved, 3D FSE gated (PG or ECG) scans: one in systolic and one in diastolic phase. Systolic images are subtracted from the diastolic images to create an arterial only image data set.

Table 8. Spectroscopy family
Spectroscopy PSD Family	Description
PROBE -PRESS CSI single voxel Optinal	A version of the PRESS sequence that acquires a double spin echo from a localized volume. You can prescribe the volume manually or graphically.
PROBE 2D CSI Standard	A 2D CSI acquisition allows you to increase the spatial coverage and spatial resolution of a spectroscopy data acquisition relative to single voxel acquisitions.
PROBE 3D CSI Optional	With PRESS 3D CSI, phase encoding gradients are applied along three orthogonal axes to acquire data that, after processing, produces a 3D array of spectra. Long scan times are an inherent disadvantage of this technique, as are the small, practical number of phase encoding steps along each dimension. The clear advantages are increasing SNR and spatial coverage in the third dimension.
PROBE SVQ (PRESS and STEAM) Optional	PROBE-P is a version of the PRESS (Point RESolved Spectroscopy) sequence that acquires a spin echo from a localized volume defined by the intersection of three orthogonal slices.
PROSE Optional	PROSE is a spectroscopy sequence that has been optimized for the acquisition of spectra from the prostate gland.

Table 9. PROPELLER family
PROPELLER PSD Family	Description
Brain DWI Standard	PROPELLER Brain DWI is used for high resolution head imaging where DWI is traditionally used. It is particularly useful in areas of high susceptibility relative to standard EPI methods. PROPELLER Brain DWI does not reduce motion artifact.
Brain T2 Standard	PROPELLER Brain T2 improves SNR and CNR compared to traditional FSE with comparable scan time and it reduces motion artifact.
Brain T2 FLAIR Standard	PROPELLER Brain T2 FLAIR reduces patient motion artifact compared to traditional T2 FLAIR with comparable scan time.
T1 FLAIR Standard	T1 FLAIR is a PROPELLER PSD that produces T1-weighted images with null CSF signal and optimal gray/white matter contrast. It is typically used to acquire T1-weighted image contrast for patients with uncontrollable motion.
T2 Body Optional	T2 Body is a respiratory triggered PROPELLER PSD that produces T2-weighted liver images with reduced motion artifacts from vessel flow and patient breathing. It is typically used for axial T2 fat SAT liver exams.
PROPELLER Standard	PROPELLER is a generic PSD that can be used in brain, abdominal and musculoskeletal areas with any coil. Select Imaging Option Fast Recovery that results in similar T2 image contrast as an FRFSE scan. Select Imaging Option IR Prepared that results in similar T2 image contrast as an FSE-IR scan.

Imaging Options


Imaging Options	Description
ARC Standard	ARC is a data-driven parallel imaging technique that synthesizes missing data from neighboring source data in all three imaging dimensions: slice, phase and frequency. Fewer calibration lines are required and reconstruction accuracy and speed is improved resulting in highly accelerated MR data acquisition with improved image quality and reduced artifacts.
ASSET Standard	Use ASSET to scan faster with brain, abdomen, chest, fMRI, extremities and breath hold angiography imaging. You can also use it to decrease artifacts with EPI sequences and to decrease blurring with FSE sequences.
Blood Suppression Standard	Use Blood Suppression to obtain “black blood” cardiac images and reduce flow-related ghosting.
Cardiac Comp Standard	Use CCOMP for breath-hold abdominal images to reduce pulsatile flow artifact.
Cardiac Gating/Triggering Standard	Cardiac Gating/Triggering is used for: imaging the heart’s structure and function, imaging in the thorax, and Cine-PC arteriography to examine flow.
Classic Standard	Use Classic to reduce the contribution of off-resonant signals to spin-echo images.
DE Prepared Standard	Use DE Prepared to apply a 90/180/90° RF DE preparation pulse to produce more T2-weighted contrast with 2D, sequential Fast GRE sequences.
Extended Dynamic Range Standard	Use Extended Dynamic Range to improve SNR in applications such as 3D scans.
Flex Optional	Use Flex (a two-point Dixon method ) to acquire in-phase and out-of-phase echoes resulting in water only and fat only images.
Flow Compensation Standard	Use Flow Compensation to reduce motion artifacts when slow-moving blood and CSF are flowing in the direction of the applied FC gradient.
Fluoro Trigger Standard	Use Fluoro Trigger to detect the arrival of a contrast bolus in MRA exams.
Full Echo Train Standard	The Full Echo Train method completes all echo trains for Effective TE1 before Effective TE2 is initiated. The phase encoding process is altered to place the central phase encodings at the selected Effective TE1 or TE2.
IDEAL Optional	IDEAL (Iterative Decomposition of Water and Fat With Echo Asymmetry and Least-Squares Estimation) uses a three-point Dixon method to acquire multiple echoes resulting in water only, fat only, fat and water in-phase, and fat and water out-of-phase processed images.
HyperSense Optional	HyperSense is an acceleration technique that allows further decreases in scan time. It uses pseudo-random k-space data sampling followed by an iterative reconstruction. Use HyperSense with ARC to acquire higher spatial resolution or faster scans in multiple body regions.
IR Prepared Standard	Use IR Prepared to enhance T1-weighting and to suppress signals from selective tissues.
Mag Transfer Standard	Use Magnetization Transfer to suppress brain parenchyma signal relative to contrast-laden blood.
MRCP Standard	Use MRCP to acquire heavily T2-weighted images, such as MRCP or myelogram.
MSDE Optional	Use Motion Sensed Driven Equilibrium (MSDE) to suppress flow in a volume.
Multi-Phase Standard	Use Multi-Phase to prescribe a series of consecutive scans (or phases) separated by configurable delays. It is compatible with a wide range of pulse sequences and imaging options.
Multi-Station (SmartStep) Standard	Use Multi Station an alternative to QuickSTEP. It provides automatic table movement and switching of coils between stations for peripheral vascular run-offs. It allows you to prescan at multiple stations to optimize image quality and it properly annotates image locations based on the landmark.
Body Navigator Optional	Use Navigator to perform a navigated, free-breathing, liver and renal imaging acquisition.
No Phase Wrap Standard	Use No Phase Wrap to prevent wraparound artifacts when anatomy is outside the FOV in the phase direction.
Phase Sensitive Optional	Use with 2D, FGRE and Cardiac Gating to acquire PSMDE cardiac images.
PROMO Optional	PROMO is an Imaging Option used to prospectively correct for patient motion when acquiring 3D Cube (T2, T2FLAIR, DIR), MP-RAGE, and BRAVO images.
Real Time Standard	Use Real Time to acquire an interactive scan that allows you to: localize complex anatomy that lies in double oblique planes navigate through the patient anatomy for rapid visualization monitor temporal physiological events, including patient breathing, kinematic studies, and bolus activity determine the boundaries of a desired imaging region, which can then be passed to a subsequent image application (another batch series in the Workflow Manager) initiate an MRA scan when you combine it with Fluoro Trigger perform a kinematic study detect Patent Foreman Ovale when you combine it with IR Prepared
Respiratory Compensation Standard	Use Respiratory Compensation to reduce phase ghosting from breathing motion when scanning in the chest or abdomen.
Respiratory Gating/Triggering Standard	Use Respiratory/Gating Triggering to reduce breathing artifacts by synchronizing the acquisition with the respiratory cycle. It can be used to acquire PD- or T2-weighted images.
Sequential Standard	Use Sequential with breath-hold abdominal or chest scans, quick localizers, and 2D TOF vascular sequences to prevent cross-talk.
SmartPrep Standard	Use the SmartPrep tracking pulse to increase the accuracy of synchronizing image acquisition with the arrival of a contrast bolus to acquire images.
Spatial Spectral RF (SSRF) Standard	Use SSRF to reduce signal from fat by selectively exciting a narrow range of chemical shifts at the prescribed location through the application of a series of very short RF pulses.
Square Pixel Standard	Use Square Pixel to provide a square pixel within a rectangular FOV when you select asymmetrical matrix values. The pixel size is determined by the FOV divided by the frequency matrix.
Star Optional	Star can be used with DISCO and LAVA for free breathing scans. It is sold as DISCO Star.
T2 Prep Standard	Use T2 Prep to apply a sequence of non-slice selective 90° and 180° RF pulses to suppress cardiac muscle tissue and therefore, increase the contrast between coronary vessels and background tissue.
Tailored RF Standard	Use Tailored RF to stabilize the echo amplitudes in the FSE sequences (Spin Echo and Inversion Recovery). Tailored RF produces images with the following characteristics: less blurring, slightly less SNR, flatter contrast for T2 weighted images, and slightly more slices per TR.
ZIP 512 ZIP 1024 Standard	Use ZIP as an optional reconstruction technique to create the appearance of increased in-plane resolution. Zero-filling enhances the apparent image resolution, it does not create resolution.

Application list


One-click applications	Description
3DASL (Arterial Spin Labeling) Optional	Use 3DASL to acquire a non-invasive whole brain scan for CBF measurements. It uses a 3D Spiral FSE pulse sequence with Extended Dynamic Range to acquire a set of images (PW and PD) which post-process into CBF image maps.
3D Heart Optional	3D Heart is an improvement to 3 PSD used to acquire coronary vessels: 3D gated Fiesta, 3D gated Fast GRE/SPGR and 3D myocardium delayed enhancement (Fast GRE with IR-Prep and cardiac gated imaging options).
BRAVO Standard	Use BRAVO to acquire a high-resolution, T1-weighted sequence for fMRI.
BREASE Optional	Use BREASE to acquire a spectrum for breast spectroscopy. The spectrum is displayed in the Viewer.
COSMIC State acquisition for the Manipulation of Imaging Contrast) Standard	Use COSMIC to acquire a 3D axial Cervical-spine sequence.
CineIR Optional	Use CineIR to select the optimal TI to visualize normal or viable myocardium versus myocardium with an infarct.
DISCO Optional	Use DISCO (DIfferential Subsampling with Cartesian Ordering) to acquire improved temporal resolution images in comparison to multi-phase non-view-shared T1 weighted sequences.
MAGiC Optional	MAGiC is both an acquisition and post processing application. Based on the MAGiC MDME images the MAGiC post-processing generates quantitative maps of the T1 and T2 relaxation times and Proton Density (PD) of the imaged tissue.
MAVRIC SL Optional	MAVRIC SL is a one-click application that uses a multi-spectral 3D imaging technique to help reduce susceptibility artifacts caused by the presence of MR conditional metallic implants.
MR-Touch Optional	MR-Touch is a Phase Contrast (PC) application that generates an image contrast related to the shear stiffness of soft tissue. MR-Touch is a single touch application that sensitively images the propagation characteristics of acoustic shear waves generated in the tissue of interest. A liver exam is an example of where the application is used.
MUSE Optional	MUSE is used to acquire high resolution, multi-shot DWI/DTI scans
QuickStep Standard	QuickStep is a multi-station, multi-phase acquisition technique that minimizes the set-up and acquisition time for lower extremity run-off examinations. The acquisition technique eliminates the need for a localizer scan and employs efficient prescription methods including an auto volume prescription system with specific coils, which reduces the exam time to approximately 6 to 8 minutes.
Silenz Optional	Silent Scan (Silenz) is a one-click application neurological data acquisition and reconstruction technique. It is designed to significantly reduce the acoustic noise generated during an MR examination.
T1MAP-SPGR T1MAP-FIESTA Optional	T1MAP is used to acquire scans that sample the T1 recovery curve at multiple inversions times that allow the application to measure T1 using curve fitting methods.
T2 Map (Cardiac) Optional	T2 Map is used cardiac images that can be processed in READY View to produce T2 color maps.
T2 Map (Cartigram) Optional	T2 MAP is used to noninvasively detect changes in the collagen component of the extracellular matrix of cartilage. T2 MAP acquires multiple scans at each location; each set of scans has a unique TE resulting in a set of gray scale images that represent different T2 weighting.
TRICKS (Time Resolved Imaging of Contrast Kinetics) Optional	TRICKS is a CEMRA multi-phase, single station, acquisition technique to visualize dynamic processes, such as the passage of blood with contrast agent through the peripheral vascular system. It eliminates the need for a timed or automatic triggering of contrast.
IDEAL IQ Optional	IDEAL IQ expands on the IDEAL technique to produce triglyceride fat fraction images and R2* maps in addition to water and triglyceride fat images from the collected multi-echo images of an IDEAL IQ acquisition.

Post-Processing


Post- Processing	Description
ADC and eADC maps in READY View Standard	These READY View parametric maps The ADC algorithm subtracts the T2 information from the DWI image. The Ratio (eADC) map is a relative inverse of the ADC map.
BOLD Correlation Coefficients in READY View Standard	The correlation coefficient algorithm returns a value, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, that characterizes similarity between the temporal variations in time course data and a user-specified reference pattern.
BrainStat in READY View Standard	The BrainStat algorithms provide accurate spatial resolution for brain tissue viability given by hemodynamic parameters: BV (Blood Volume relative), BF (Blood Flow relative), TTP (Time to Peak), MTT SVD (Mean Transit Time with standard deviation). These hemodynamic parameters can provide unique information on tissue changes and improve delineation of vascular-deficient or vascular-rich regions in normal and abnormal anatomy.
FiberTrak in READY View Optional	FiberTrak is an optional feature with Diffusion Tensor, that allows you to display white matter tracks.
MAGiC Optional	MAGiC post-processes a single scan to create Qmaps and several conventional contrast weighted images such as T1W, T2W, PDW, FLAIR. The image contrast is controlled by virtual scanner settings of TE, TR and TI that can be adjusted after the scan has been completed. The resulting contrast-weighted images can be viewed in real-time.
Fusion in READY View Standard	Fusion is a READY View feature that allows you to fuse and overlay high-resolution anatomical images with computed functional maps.
MR-Touch in READY View Optional	MR-Touch READY View application allows you to draw ROIs on an MR Touch image and to view the wave images in a movie mode. You can fuse magnitude, wave or elastogram images with the original or user selected series and then display two images types side-by-side as you draw an ROI over the desired area.
R2 Starmap in READY View Optional	The R2 Star feature uses a water proton transverse relaxation rates (R2) technique. The R2 Star values vary with tissue characteristics such as iron concentration.
SER and MR Standard algorithms in READY View Standard	The SER and MR Standard READY View applications allow you to use SER or Standard MR for analyzing T1-contrast changes in the breast and use MR Standard to analyze T2 contrast changes in the brain. SE-EPI is used rather than GRE-EPI because it results in fewer artifacts.
Spectro in READY View Standard	The READY View Brain and Prostate MR spectroscopy protocols are used to display functional maps for metabolites and metabolite ratios in the brain and prostate.
T2 Map (Cartigram) in READY View Optional	The T2Map READY View application displays the T2 Map acquisition, where the T2 relaxation time color map is coded to capture T2 values from the TE range of the acquired images. Blue and green reflect the longer T2 values, yellow the intermediate T2 values, and red and orange the shorter T2 values.
CADStream^TM Optional	Breast images can be viewed with CADstream 5.5. from an AW system or from the system console. CADstream is comprised of a CADstream server and software that is installed on the operator console and AW Volume Share 7 or later.
Flow Analysis Optional	The Flow Analysis feature allows automatic segmentation of 2D FastCine Phase Contrast and Cine Phase Contrast (PC) images with through plane encoding, to calculate flow and velocity information at various points in the cardiac cycle.
Cardiac VX AW Optional	Cardiac VX is the newest version of cardiac reporting and analysis available on an AW system. Note: Before a report is distributed, always preview the report to ensure content accuracy.
SAGE 7 Optional	Sage is a spectroscopy tool.
MR General Review (Volume Viewer): MRA, Reformat, 3D Standard	3D, MRA, and Reformat are Volume Viewer applications that allow you to view : a 3D view is different in that it displays an image of the 3D model (which may consist of one or more 3D objects), and that you can manipulate this 3D model. an MRA view, which is projection images from a 2D stack or 3D volume of MRA images and allows you to view the data from different angles. a Reformat view, which is allows you to define and display cross-sections of a 2D stack or 3D volume of image data that are oriented differently from the original acquisition images.

Other


Feature	Description
PURE Standard	PURE is designed to reduce coil intensity variations through a calibration process. PURE is an intensity correction scan option selected from the Details tab that can only be used with compatible coils. PURE requires that a calibration scan be acquired prior to the PURE scan.
SCENIC Standard	SCENIC is designed to reduce coil intensity variations through a calibration process and to improve the quality of images acquired using surface coils. SCENIC automatically corrects the low spatial frequency intensity modulations.
ConnectPro Standard	ConnectPro is a feature that allows your MR system to connect to a HIS/RIS system.
SPECIAL Standard	SPECIAL uses an inversion pulse transmitted at the frequency of fat and timed to the null point of fat. This results in a signal produced from protons bound in water and a decreased signal from nuclei precessing at the frequency of fat.
Cardiac Tagging Optional	Cardiac tagging is available with FastCard. Stripe tagging is typically used for long axis images and grid tagging is used for short axis images.
Performed Procedure Step Standard	PPS is a feature that allows your MR system to connect to a HIS/RIS system.
RSvP Agent configuration Standard	Remote Service is deployed on RSvP platform.
Calibration in prescan Standard	A calibration scan is required to precede a series that includes one or more of the following scan parameters: HyperBand Imaging Option ASSET Imaging Option PURE Intensity Correction Filter
AIR x^TM	AIR x™ uses deep learning algorithms that automatically identify anatomical structures to graphically prescribe a slice range for brain scans based on specified anatomical references.
Auto Coil Select Standard	Compared with legacy coil selection, auto coil select means that your MR system automatically selects the coils that are currently connected to your system that will best cover the slices graphically prescribed from a 3-plane localizer.
Distortion Correction Standard	Select Distortion Correction from the Details tab with DWI or DTI acquisitions to estimate and correct for B0-inhomogeneity included distortion. It is optimized for neuro scans.

¹ (CCOMP)

² (BRain VOlume)

³ (BREAst Spectroscopy Examination)

⁴ (Coherent Oscillatory