MRI Acronyms

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Sequence Type
Spin Echo SE SE
Gradient Echo GRE GRE
Spoiled Gradient Echo FLASH SPGR
Coherent Gradient Echo FISP GRASS
Steady-State Free Precession PSIF SSFP
True FISP TrueFISP FIESTA
True FISP/Dual Excitation CISS FIESTA-C
Double Echo Steady State DESS –
Multi-Echo Data Image Combination MEDIC MERGE
Ultrafast Gradient Echo TurboFLASH Fast GRE, Fast SPGR
Ultrafast Gradient Echo 3D MPRAGE 3D FGRE, 3D Fast SPGR
Volume Interpolated GRE VIBE LAVA-XV
Body Diffusion REVEAL
Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging SWI (SWAN)
Dynamic MRA with k-space Manipulation TWIST TRICKS-XV
High-Resolution Bilateral Breast Imaging VIEWS VIBRANT-XV
Non-contrast MR Angio, TSE-based NATIVE-SPACE –
Non-contrast MR Angio, TrueFISP-based NATIVE-TrueFISP Inhance Inflow IR
Parametric Mapping MapIT CartiGram
Inversion Recovery IR,Turbo IR (TIR) IR, MPIR, FastIR
Short Tau IR STIR STIR
Long Tau IR Turbo Dark Fluid FLAIR
True IR True IR –
Turbo Spin Echo/Fast Spin Echo TSE (Turbo Spin Echo) FSE (Fast Spin Echo)
Single-Shot TSE/FSE HASTE Single-Shot FSE
FSE/TSE with 90° Flip-Back Pulse RESTORE Fast Recovery FSE (FRFSE)
Hyper Echoes Hyperecho –
3D TSE with Variable Flip Angle SPACE CUBE
Number of Echoes Turbo Factor Echo Train Length (ETL)
Time Between Echoes Echo Spacing Echo Spacing
Echo Planar Imaging (EPI) EPI EPI
Number of Echoes EPI Factor ETL
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging DWI DWI
Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Map ADC ADC
Diffusion Tensor Imaging DTI Diffusion Tensor Imaging
DTI Tractography (Fiber Tracking) DTI Tractography FiberTrak
Turbo Gradient Spin Echo (GRASE) TurboGSE, TGSE –
Motion Correction
1D Navigators for Cardiac Imaging 1D PACE Navigators
2D Navigators for Abdominal Imaging 2D PACE –
3D Prospective Motion Correction for fMRI 3D PACE –
3D Retrospective Motion Correction for fMRI 3D ART
Motion Correction with Radial Blades BLADE PROPELLER
Soft Tissue Motion Correction BRACE

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SE SE SE
Fast Field Echo (FFE) GE Field Echo
T1-FFE RF Spoiled SARGE, RSSG FastFE
FFE Rephased SARGE SSFP
T2-FFE Time-Reversed SARGE
Balanced FFE Balanced SARGE, BASG True SSFP
– Phase Balanced SARGE, PBSG –
– – –
M-FFE – –
TFE RGE Fast FE
3D TFE MPRAGE 3D Fast FE
THRIVE TIGRE
DWIBS Body Vision
(Venous BOLD) –
Keyhole (4D-TRAK) –
BLISS RADIANCE
TRANCE VASC FSE FBI, CIA
B-TRANCE VASC ASL Time-SLIP
– –
IR-TSE IR IR
STIR STIR FastSTIR
FLAIR FLAIR FastFLAIR
Real IR – FastIR
TSE (Turbo Spin Echo) FSE (Fast Spin Echo) FSE (Fast Spin Echo)
Single-Shot TSE Single-Shot FSE FASE
DRIVE Driven Equillibrium FSE T2 Puls FSE
– – –
VISTA – –
Turbo Factor Shot Factor Echo Train Length (ETL)
Echo Spacing Interecho Time (ITE) Echo Spacing
EPI EPI EPI
EPI Factor Shot Factor Echo Train Length (ETL)
DWI DWI DWI
ADC ADC Map ADC
Diffusion Tensor Imaging – DTI
FiberTrak – –
GRASE – Hybrid EPI

Navigators – –
– – –
– –
MultiVane RADAR JET

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Siemens GE
Parallel Acquisition Techniques iPAT
PAT: Image-based Algorithm mSENSE ASSET
PAT: k-space-based Algorithm GRAPPA ARC
Integrated Calibration Auto-Calibration Self-Calibration (with ARC)
Separate Calibration Turbo-Calibration (Calibration for ASSET)
Multiple datasets calibrate each other Self-Calibration, T-PAT –
Spectroscopy
Prostate Spectroscopy 3D CSI PROSE
Breast Spectroscopy GRACE BREASE
Comprehensive Cardiac Tool BEAT (2D/3D) –
Patient Orientation Sequence Localizer, Scout Localizer
Smart Prep;
Contrast Bolus Timing/Visualization CARE Bolus
FluoroTriggered MRA
Sequence Parameters
Repetition Time, Echo Time (in msec) TR, TE
Inversion Time (in msec) TI TI
Averages Average NEX
Simultaneous Excitation Simultaneous Excitation POMP (Phase Offset Multiplanar)
RF Pulse in Gradient Echo Flip Angle Flip Angle
Scan Measurement Time Acquisition Time, TA Acquisition Time
Distance Between Slices Distance Factor (% of slice thickness) Gap
Shifting Slices Off Center Off-center Shift Off-center FoV
Field of View (FoV) FoV [mm] FoV [cm]
Rectangular FoV FoV Phase/Rectangular FoV Partial FoV (PFoV)
Bandwidth Bandwidth [Hz/Px] Receive Bandwidth [kHz]
Variable Bandwidth Optimized bandwidth Variable Bandwidth
Frequency Oversampling Oversampling Anti-Aliasing
Phase Oversampling Phase Oversampling No Phase Wrap
Segmented k-Space Lines/Segments Views per segment
Time Delay/Block k-space Time Delay Intersegment Delay
Half Fourier Imaging Half Fourier 1/2 NEX; fractional NEX
Partial Echo Asymmetric Echo Partial Echo
Gradient Moment Nulling GMR/Flow Comp Flow Comp
Ramped RF Pulse TONE Ramped Pulse
Magnetization Transfer Contrast MTC; MTS MTC
Prep Pulse – Chemically Fat Sat Fat Sat/Chem Sat
Water Excitation Water Excitation –
Fat-Water separation DIXON IDEAL
Prep Pulse - Spatially Presat SAT
Moving Sat Pulse Travel Sat; Tracking Sat Walking Sat
Scan Synchronization with ECG ECG Triggered Cardiac Gated/Triggering
Delay after R-Wave Trigger Delay; TD Trigger Delay; TD
Respiratory Gating Respiratory Gated Respiratory Comp
Multi-Channel RF Coil Sensitivity Normalization Prescan Normalize PURE
Central k-space Filling Arterial Visualization Elliptical Scanning Elliptic Centric
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SENSE RAPID SPEEDER

– – –
– – –
(Calibration for SENSE) / CLEAR (Calibration for RAPID) (Calibration for SPEEDER)
– – –

– –
– – –
– – –
Plan Scan Scanogram Locator

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TR, TE TR, TE TR, TE

TI TI TI
NSA NSA NSA
Multi-Slice Dual Slice QuadScan
Flip Angle Flip Angle Flip Angle
Acquisition Time Scan Time Acquisition Time
Gap Slice Interval Gap
Off-center FoV Off-center FoV Phase & Frequency Shift
FoV [mm] FoV FoV
Rectangular FoV Rectangular FoV Rectangular FoV
Fat/Water Shift [pixel] Bandwidth Bandwidth
Optimized Bandwidth Variable Bandwidth Matched Bandwidth
Frequency Oversampling Frequency Oversampling Frequency Wrap Suppression
Fold-over Suppression Anti-Wrap Phase Wrap Suppression
Views/Segment Segments
TD TD
Half Scan Half Scan AFI
Partial Echo Half Echo Matched Bandwidth
Flow Comp; Flag GR FC
TONE SSP ISCE
MTC MTC SORS-STC
SPIR Fat Sat MSOFT
Proset Water Excitation PASTA
– FatSep
REST Pre Sat Pre Sat
Travel REST Sequential Pre Sat BFAST
ECG Triggered/VCG ECG Triggered Cardiac Gated
Trigger Delay; TD Delay Time Trigger Delay; TD
Trigger; PEAR MAR Respiratory Gated
CLEAR NATURAL –
CENTRA PEAKS DRKS

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