Object ID: 00000018WIA309BE870GYZ
Topic ID: id_40024423 Version: 1.4
Date: Jul 20, 2022 1:49:59 PM

Pause before scan

About this task

Scan pause techniques can be used to pause a scan at predetermined points for scans with more than two prescribed slices. This text box name automatically changes depending on the pulse sequence selected to:

# of Locs Before Pause: indicates the number of locations to be acquired before pausing the scan.
# of Acqs Before Pause: indicates the number of acquisitions to be acquired before pausing the scan.
# of Reps Before Pause: indicates the number of TRs to be acquired before pausing the scan.

Use the Locs Before Pause parameter to pause scanning at predetermined points for breath-hold, joint motion, or contrast studies.

Step-by-step instructions

To acquire a scan with Locations Before Pause, follow these steps.
1. In the Scan Parameters area, select the number of locations to acquire before pausing the scan.
  The number of acquisitions must be determined before the number of locations before pause is available.
2. Continue with the scan prescription and proceed to scan.
3. Click Scan to resume scanning after each pause.
To acquire a scan with Acquisitions Before Pause, follow these steps.
1. In the Scan Parameters area, select the number of acquisitions to acquire before pausing the scan.
  The number of acquisitions must be determined before the number of acquisitions before pause is available.
2. Continue with the scan prescription and proceed to scan.
3. Click Scan to resume scanning after each pause.
To acquire a scan with Repetitions Before Pause, follow these steps.
1. In the Scan Parameters area, select the number of TRs to acquire before pausing the scan.
  The number of repetitions must be determined before the number of repetitions before pause is available.
2. Continue with the scan prescription and proceed to scan.
3. Click Scan to resume scanning after each pause.