Whole Spine Dot Engine Building

Whole Spine Dot Engine Building 1. Open > Exam Explorer  Select> t-spine region 2. Copy > t-spine dot engine  Right mouse click on the t-spine dot engine > select Copy 3. Paste the dot engine in the desired region (whole spine region)  Right mouse click > Select Paste in the desired region 4. Rename the t-spine dot engine_001  Right mouse click on the t-spine dot engine_001  Select > Properties  Rename Whole Spine Dot Engine 5. Set AASpine Scout 3 steps to default in the Dot Add In Configurator SIEMENS Dot Add-In Configurator X t-spine En Copy Paste Strategies Patient context decisions Strategies Strategy Name Default Decision Name Default Standard Patient View AASpine Scout 3 steps (lasel V Lesions Post surgery + Queue High Bandwidth (WARP) GSP L .. I .. Clinical decision points Decision Name Default AutoAlign Verification t2-tra options Contrast agent + Show Preview - Close SIEMENS www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare 616 Effective date 9/8/2016 Page 1 of 5 6. Insert t2 sag sequences for cervical and lumbar  Select> t2 strategy  Select >standard folder  Right mouse click > Insert Program Steps  Select > c-spine region  Select > c-spine dot engine  Select > program  Select > desired t2 sag sequence Insert Program Steps X Customer program steps Region: c-spine Exam: c-spine Dot Engine Program: program 2 AASpine_Scout 00:19 3 AASpine_Scout 00:19 4 AASpine_Scout 00:19 5 85 t2 tse sag 384 03:11 6 & t2_tse_sag_384 03:11 7 & t2_tse_sag_384 03:11 Show Siemens Insert View protocol Close Help  Click > Insert  Select > l-spine region  Select > l-spine dot engine  Select > Program  Select > desired t2 sag sequence  Click > Insert SIEMENS www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare Page 2 of 5 7. Rename sequences to corresponding region  Right mouse click on each sequence  Select > Properties  Rename sequences by body region Exam Explorer - \USER\t-spine Whole Spine Dot Engine\program\t2_sag\Standard X Object Edit Tools Insert Help breast × t2_tse_sag_cspine 02:50 Spine Positioning SequenceRegion USER 2 3 t2_tse_sag_tspine 03:11 Spine Positioning sweet 3 t2_tse_sag_Ispine 03:46 Spine Positioning head c-spine t-spine t-spine Dot Engine clinical libraries library Whole Spine Dot Eng y, program Dot t-spine + AASpine_Scout t2 sag Standard in t2 tse_sa t2 tse_sa t t2_tse_sa + Lesions 8. Click > Save changes 9. Repeat steps 6 & 7 for t1 sag and tirm sag 10. Insert axial T2 Strategy  Select > Program  Right mouse Click > Insert Exam Strategy  Rename > Ax T2  Select > Ax T2 Strategy  Select > Standard Folder  Right mouse Click > Insert Program Steps  Insert desired t2 axial sequences from corresponding region dot engines SIEMENS www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare Page 3 of 5 11. Set axials to your preference  Select > T2 tse transverse sequence  Open > sequence  Set slice group > one  Select > Isocenter position  Select > Transversal orientation  Select > AutoAlign Spine for desired body region  Select > slice groups> one for a stack of contiguous slices WUSER\t-spine\Whole Spine Dot Engine\program\t2_tse_tra tspn Details Dot views TA: 4:13 PM: ISO PAT: Off Voxel size: 0.6x0.6x3.5 mm Rel. SNR: 1.00 : tseR_rs Slice group 12 FoV read 180 mm Slices 1 2 FoV phase 100.0 % Dist. factor 3 Slice thickness 3.5 mm Position LO 5 6 TR 3590.0 ms Orientation Tra q TE ms Phase enc. dir. 106 10 AutoAlign Spine > Thor 11 Averages 2 12 Concatenations 2 Phase oversampling 20 % Filter |Distortion Corr (2D). E Coil elements SP1,2 Routine Contrast Resolution Geometry System Physio Inline Sequence OK Cancel Virtual Coils ... Setup ... Help  Select > multiple slice groups for msma slices SIEMENS www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare Page 4 of 5 12. Set Copy Reference for desired sequences  Select > Program  Activate Simulation Mode  Right mouse click > on desired sequences  Select > Properties  Select > Copy Reference  Set copy to corresponding sequence.  Select > Save Changes cam Explorer - \USER\t-spine\Whole Spine Dot Engine\program ct Edit Tools Insert Help head Dot t-spine Spine Patient View c-spine t-spine L_AASpine_Scout 00:19 Spine Scout t-spine Dot Engine 2 IL_AASpine_Scout 00:19 Spine Scout clinical libraries library 3 % t2_tse_sag_cspine 02:50 Spine Positioning = = Whole Spine Dot Eng 4 % t2_tse_sag_tspine 03:11 Spine Positioning program 5 % 03:46 Spine Positioning I-spine t2_tse_sag_Ispine whole-spine 6 t1_tirm_sag_dark-fluid_cspn EE 3 03:34 Spine Positioning TimCT whole-spine 7 neck_soft-tissue t1_tirm_dark-fluid_sag_tspn E=4 03:58 Spine Positioning heart 18 t1_tirm_dark-fluid_sag_Ispn E8 5 04:14 Spine Positioning thorax 9 t2_tirm_sag_cpsn EE 3 03:51 Spine Positioning abdomen pelvis 10 t2_tirm_sag_tspn 03:39 Spine Positioning shoulder 11 t2_tirm_sag_Ispn E8 5 03:25 Spine Positioning elbow wrist 12 % AutoAlign Verification Spine Verification hip 13 % t2_spc_tra_p2_2mm cspn 04:56 Spine Positioning knee 14 % t2_tse_tra tspn 04:07 Spine Positioning ankle spectroscopy 15 % t2_tse_tra Ispn 04:28 Spine Positioning onco_multi-region =whole_body_diffusion 16 t1_vibe_tra_cspn 03:21 Spine Positioning TimCT-oncology 17 t1_tse_tra tspn 04:32 Spine Positioning angiography 18 04:41 Spine Positioning angiography_ce t1_tse_tra Ispn TimCT andingranhy ce 13. 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