LOCALISER/ SCOUT. HOW TO SPEED THINGS UP

Localiser/ scout is often a forgotten topic. Why is this important? Because this is the very first sequence you run in a protocol, and it should be efficient and precise at all time. I will break down some tips and tricks how to speed this up. Hopefully, the results will be either equal or better localisers than you have today within a shorter scantime.
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[@veronicaandrei4536]

Thank you, very valuable info!

[@D3LT4K1L0]

Thank you Bac, i will try these optimizations!!! Thank you👍👍👍

[@mudassirma8097]

Knowledgeable information 👍

[@joejoslin6268]

Great tips Bac! Many techs think of the loc as a throw away sequence that doesn't matter but it's very important. I would also recommend a short video on using the loc to check positioning and coil placement.

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Thanks joe. 🥰

[@ahmedabdelmoniem812]

Very impressive

[@badrlinux6786]

great intro and video keep up Man 👌

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Thanks 🥰

[@tooshyyy_3514]

Hey Mr Bac. Congrats, im dimo's son :D I also want to be a radiographer :D

[@Nguyen_MRI]

You’re father is a magician within this field. 👍

[@markhabermann4938]

Where did you pull the Haste 2 step from? I'm on a Siemens Magnetom 1.5 Aera, but our software is older. Our Whole Spine doesn't include that option.

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Just custom made from our routinely protocol. Can find these haste from abdomen in the siemens tree. And just optimise then.

[@johnthomas4713]

i tell all the students that locs are your best friend

[@Nguyen_MRI]

☺️. Nice way to highlight how important locs are 👍

[@Ahaha4]

Hi Bac🤝 Tell me pls,if "introduction" OFF ,scan will be faster? Sorry for my English, I from Russia 😅

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Yes saves a few seconds.

[@Ahaha4]

@@Nguyen_MRI thanks,Bac🤝🤝🤝😎

[@Nguyen_MRI]

@@Ahaha4 you're welcome☺️

[@KA-nt9gz]

Hello Sir I want to learn MRCP technique for Siemens symphony (1.5 T) please teach me ... please

[@Nguyen_MRI]

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[@kohlikohli2584]

Where I Get the Whole Spine Covering Sequence? Is Already Present in Siemens Protocol or You Adjust the Protocols.

[@Nguyen_MRI]

There is localisers in the siemens tree spine folder.

[@kohlikohli2584]

@@Nguyen_MRI thank you so much

[@ryandraeger6392]

I have heard that using a flash or SE based localizer will give you a better SAR calculation for the rest of the exam vs. the HASTE. Any truth to that?

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Interesting. I haven’t heard of it and haven’t been meeting any problems regarding sar whenever using haste. However, I think its more important how your sequences are optimised throughout your exam. Where did you hear this? I mean have you been experience this?

[@ryandraeger6392]

@@Nguyen_MRI I heard it from apps, but that was many years ago. I haven't gotten a chance to test it

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Ok thanks. Really interesting though. Nevertheless, pushing haste as original from siemens tree will enhance sar issue. So it need to be modify from my opinion due to sar.

[@mihaimoldo]

Localizer on siemens are a flash based. If you go in Protocol-part 1 (or 2) you see the name of the sequence is flash. I've noticed when using haste loc instead of Flash you sometimes get the SAR pop-up. I think it's due to the lower TR and the flip angle , I didn't reduce it at first like Bac did.

[@leggyReid4c]

I have a question that is a little unrelated please. Why is it that some patient seems to make the SAR levels go up. I had a patient for an L spine who told me on a previous scan he got very warm. While doing his spine i noticed that his sar levels were getting higher than with regular patients.

[@Nguyen_MRI]

Good question. Here is more info to your question. : www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5875836/

[@leggyReid4c]

@@Nguyen_MRI Thanks for sharing the link.

[@Nguyen_MRI]

You’re welcome.

[@SaritaKumari-iv9rn]

Make mri image please

[@Nguyen_MRI]

What do you mean?