Min Lang1, Samuel CD Cartmell1, Azadeh Tabari1, Daniel Briggs1, Oleg Pianykh1, John E Kirsch1, Stephen F Cauley1, Wei-Ching Lo2, Seretha J Risacher1, Augusto Lio Goncalves Filho1, Marc D Succi1,3, Otto Rapalino1, Pamela Schaefer1, John Conklin1, and Susie Y Huang1
1Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, 2Siemens Medical Solutions, Boston, MA, United States, 3Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
1Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States, 2Siemens Medical Solutions, Boston, MA, United States, 3Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
Implementation of fast brain MRI sequences significantly
reduced the gradient times for brain MRI protocols. The projected benefits
include increased imaging volume throughput, improved patient access, and
improved patient and healthcare worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Figure 3. Comparison of gradient times during the pre-implementation period versus
post- implementation period.
Figure 1. Gradient times of conventional versus fast brain MRI sequences.
