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SEQUENCE PARAMETER SIEMENS GE PHILLIPS HITACHI TOSHIBA FONAR
Repetition Time (msec) Echo Time (msec) TR TE TR TE TR TE TR TE TR TE TR TE
Inversion Time (msec) TI TI TI TI TI TI
Averages ACQ (Acquisitions) NEX NSA NSA NSA NEX
Simultaneous Excitation Simultaneous Excitation POMP (Phase Offset Multiplanar) - Dual Slice Quad Scan -
RF Pulse in GRE Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle
Scan Measurement Time Acquisition Time, TA Acquisition Time Acquisition Time Scan Time Acquisition Time Acquisition Time
Distance Between Slices Distance Factor (% of slice thickness) GAP GAP Slice Interval GAP Slice Interval
Shifting Slices Off Center Off-Center Shift Off-Center FOV Off-Center FOV Off-Center FOV Phase and Frequency Shift Off-Center FOV
Field of View FOV [mm] FOV [cm] FOV [mm] FOV FOV FOV [cm]
Rectangular FOV Rectangular FOV Partial FOV (PFOV) Rectangular FOV Rectangular FOV Rectangular FOV -
Bandwidth Bandwidth [Hz/pixel] Receiver Bandwidth [KHz] Fat Water Shift [pixel] Bandwidth Bandwidth Bandwidth
Variable Bandwidth Optimized Bandwidth Variable Bandwidth Optimized Bandwidth Variable Bandwidth Matched Bandwidth -
Frequency Oversampling Oversampling Anti-Aliasing Frequency Oversampling Frequency Oversampling Frequency Wrap Suppression Oversampling
Phase Oversampling Phase Oversampling No Phase Wrap Fold Over Suppression Anti-Wrap Phase Wrap Suppression -
Segmented K-Space Lines/Segment Views/Segment Views/Segment - Segments -
Time Delayed Block K-Space Time Delay Intersegment Delay TD - TD -
Half-Fourier Imaging Half Fourier 1/2 NEX, Fractional NEX Half Scan Half Scan Half Fourier Half Fourier
Partial Echo Asymmetric Echo Partial Echo Partial Echo Half Echo Matched Bandwidth -
Gradient Moment Nulling Flow Comp Flow Comp Flow Comp, Frag GR - CRISP
Ramped RF Pulse TONE Ramped Pulse TONE SSP ISCE -
Magnetization Transfer Contrast MTC MTS MTC MTC MTC SORS-STC -
Prep Pulse -Chemically Fat Sat Fat Sat / Chem Sat SPIR Fat Sat Fat Sat -
Water Excitation Water Excitation - Proset - - -
Prep Pulse - Spatially Pre Sat SAT REST Pre Sat Pre Sat -
Moving Fat Sat Travel Sat Walking Sat Travel REST Sequential Pre Sat BFAST -
Image Synch ECG ECG Triggered Cardiac Gated Triggering ECG Triggered VCG ECG-Triggered Cardiac Gated Cardiac Gated
Delay after R Wave Trigger Delay, TD TD TD Delay Time TD -
Respiratory Gating Respiratory Gated Respiratory Comp Trigger PEAR MAR Respiratory Gated -
Patient Orientation Sequence Localizer, Scout Localizer Plan Scan Scannogram Locator Scout Scan
Contrast Bolus Timing / Visualization CARE Bolus Smart Prep Bolus Track - Visua Prep -
SIEMENS v. GE Bw CONVERSION EQUATION Siemens [Hz / pixel] x Base Resolution / 2000 = GE Bandwidth [KHz]

e.g. 130 Hz/px x 250 / 2000 = 16 KHz