BWH Manual (PDF) - INTRuST Neuroimaging Leadership Core

Table of ContentsGeneral Information .................................................................................................................... 1Contact Information .................................................................................................................... 2Site Qualification ......................................................................................................................... 3Phantom Scan Instructions ........................................................................................................ 4Phantom Positioning .......................................................................................................... 4.1Routine QC Phantom Scan Protocol ................................................................................. 4.2Data Transfer .................................................................................................................... 4.3Phantom Naming Convention for the CNDA ...................................................................... 4.4Phantom Scan Results and Notification ............................................................................. 4.5MRI Subject Pre-Scan Procedures ............................................................................................. 5Subject Pre-screening ....................................................................................................... 5.1Subject Naming Convention .............................................................................................. 5.2Subject Safety and Monitoring ........................................................................................... 5.3Subject Positioning ............................................................................................................ 5.4Human Volunteer Scans for Test-Retest Reliability and System Upgrades ........................... 6Human Volunteer Scan Protocol........................................................................................ 6.1Data Transfer .................................................................................................................... 6.2Volunteer Naming Convention for the CNDA ..................................................................... 6.3Human Volunteer Scan Results and Notification ............................................................... 6.4Anticipation of Hardware Upgrades ................................................................................... 6.5MRI Subject Scans for Clinical Trials ........................................................................................ 7MRI Scan Information Log ................................................................................................. 7.1INTRuST Subject Scanning Protocol for Clinical Trials ...................................................... 7.2Data Transfer .................................................................................................................... 7.3Subject ID and Session ID Naming Conventions ............................................................... 7.4Subject Scan Results and Notification ............................................................................... 7.5Full MRI Sequence Descriptions ................................................................................................ 8Localizer ............................................................................................................................ 8.1DTI Scan ........................................................................................................................... 8.2T1 Structural Scan ............................................................................................................. 8.3Susceptibility Weighted Imaging Scan ............................................................................... 8.4Proton Density Scan .......................................................................................................... 8.5T2 Scan ............................................................................................................................. 8.6Resting State fMRI Scan ................................................................................................... 8.7MRI Subject Post-Scan Procedures ........................................................................................... 9Scan Discontinuation ......................................................................................................... 9.1Archive Procedures ........................................................................................................... 9.2Post-Scan Information ....................................................................................................... 9.3Requests for Repeat MRI Scans ....................................................................................... 9.4Appendices ................................................................................................................................. 10MRI Pre-Screening Form ................................................................................................... 10.1MRI Scan Information Log ................................................................................................. 10.2MRI Acquisition Summary ................................................................................................. 10.3INTRuST Quality Assurance Guide for all Modalities ......................................................... 10.4Data Transfer to the CNDA Database................................................................................ 10.5