A medical device-grade T1 and ECV phantom for global T1 mapping quality assurance—the T1 Mapping and ECV Standardization in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (T1MES) program

Captur, Gabriella; Gatehouse, Peter; Keenan, Kathryn E.; Heslinga, Friso G.; Bruehl, Ruediger; Prothmann, Marcel; Graves, Martin J.; Eames, Richard J.; Torlasco, Camilla; Benedetti, Giulia; Donovan, Jacqueline; Ittermann, Bernd; Boubertakh, Redha; Bathgate, Andrew; Royet, Celine; Pang, Wenjie; Nezafat, Reza; Salerno, Michael; Kellman, Peter; Moon, James C.

doi:10.1186/s12968-016-0280-z

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Table 4 Quality assurance of T₁ mapping: the initial T1MES CMR centers

From: A medical device-grade T1 and ECV phantom for global T1 mapping quality assurance—the T₁ Mapping and ECV Standardization in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (T1MES) program

Center	Magnet characteristics
Center	Vendor	Tesla	Name	YOM	Software	Bore^b (cm)	Gradient performance^c
St Thomas’ Hospital UK	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2015	VE11	70	45/200
St Thomas’ Hospital UK	Philips	1.5	Ingenia	2013	R4.1.3SP2	70	33/200
Oslo University Hospital Norway	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2014	VE11	70	40/200
Bristol Heart Institute UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2009	VB17A	60	44/180
Diagnostikum Berlin Germany	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2015	VE11	70	45/200
GOSH UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2007	VB17	60	40/180
NIH Bethesda US	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2014	VE11	70	45/200
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US	Siemens	1.5	Espree	2009	VB17A	70	40/200
Leiden UMC The Netherlands	Philips	1.5	Ingenia	2014	R5.1.7SP2	70	45/200
Leeds General Infirmary UK	Philips	1.5	Ingenia	2014	R5.1.7SP2	70	45/200
MUMC The Netherlands	Philips	1.5	Ingenia	2012	R 5.1.7SP2	70	45/200
Policlinico San Donato Italy	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2012	VD13A	70	45/200
Papworth UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2008	VB17A	60	50/200
Wythenshawe Manchester UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2008	VB17A	60	45/200
Copenhagen University Hospital Denmark	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2008	VD13A	60	45/200
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2008	VB17A	60	33/125
Birmingham Children’s Hospital UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2010	VB17A	60	33/125
University of Kentucky USA	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2012	VD13A	70	45/200
Charles Perkins Sydney Australia	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2013	VE17A	70	45/200
Taichung Veterans Hospital Taiwan	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2005	VE11	60	45/200
Monash Heart Australia	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2010	VB17	55	40/200
Niguarda Hospital Milan Italy	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2005	VB17A	60	40/200
Golden Jubilee Glasgow UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2008	VB17A	60	45/200
T-T!ME Multi-center phantom^a
INSERM U1044 France	Siemens		Aera	2012	VD13A	70	40/200
King Abdul-Aziz Saudi Arabia	GE	1.5	Discovery MR450	2012	DV24	60	50/200
Prince Charles Hospital Queensland	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2011	VD13A	70	45/200
Federal Medical Center Moscow	GE	1.5	Optima MR450w	2014	DV25	70	44/200
Medical University of Vienna Austria	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2006	VD13B	60	40/200
DHZ Berlin Germany	Philips	1.5	Achieva	2008	R5.1.8	60	33/180
St George’s University London UK	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2014	E11	70	45/200
RBHT London UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2005	VB17A	60	40/170
University Hospital Southampton UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2006	VB17A	60	40/200
Barts Heart Center London UK	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2014	VD13A	70	45/200
Barts Heart Center London UK	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2015	VE11A	70	45/200
The Heart Hospital London UK	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2009	VD13A	70	40/200
Charité Campus Buch Germany	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2007	VB13B	60	40/200
University of Virginia US	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2005	VB17A	60	45/200
University of Virginia US	Siemens	1.5	Avanto	2015	VD13A	60	45/200
SIEMENS EU	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2009	VE11	70	45/200
UZ Leuven Belgium	Philips	1.5	Ingenia	2007	R5.1.7	60	45/ 200
UZ Leuven Belgium	Philips	1.5	Achieva XR	2014	R5.1.7	70	33/122
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, US	Philips	1.5	Achieva	2005	R3.2	60	33/180
NIH Bethesda US	Siemens	1.5	Aera	2012	VD13A	70	45/200
St Thomas’ Hospital UK	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2007	R3.2.3	60	40/200
St Thomas’ Hospital UK	Siemens	3	Biograph mMR	2013	VB20P	60	45/200
Fondazione Toscana Monasterio Pisa Italy	Philips	3	Ingenia	2012	R5.1.8	70	45/200
Oslo University Hospital Norway	Philips	3	Ingenia	2011	5.1.7	70	45/200
Oslo University Hospital Norway	Siemens	3	Skyra	2014	VE11	70	45/120
CRIC Bristol UK	Siemens	3	Skyra	2009	VD13C	60	44/180
Diagnostikum Berlin Germany	Siemens	3	Skyra	2012	VE11	70	45/200
University of Aberdeen Scotland UK	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2015	R5.1.7	60	80/100
NIH Bethesda US	Siemens	3	Verio	2009	VB17	70	33/125
Leiden UMC The Netherlands	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2012	R5.1.8.2	70	45/200
MUMC The Netherlands	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2011	R 3.2	60	40/200
Wythenshawe Manchester UK	Siemens	3	Skyra	2014	VE11	70	45/200
Copenhagen University Hospital Denmark	Siemens	3	Verio	2010	VB17	70	45/200
Charles Perkins Sydney Australia	GE	3	Discovery MR750w	2014	DV25	70	44/200
BHF Glasgow Center UK	Siemens	3	Prisma	2015	VE11	60	80/200
INSERM U1044 France	Siemens	3	Prisma	2015	VE11	60	80/200
DHZ Berlin Germany	Philips	3	Ingenia	2011	R5.1.8	70	45/200
St George’s University London UK	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2012	R5.1	60	40/150
RBHT London UK	Siemens	3	Skyra PTX	2011	VD13C	70	43/180
Barts Heart Center London UK	Siemens	3	Prisma	2015	VE11	60	80/200
Leeds General Infirmary UK	Philips	3	Achieva TX	2010	R5.2	60	40/120
Montreal Heart Institute Canada	Siemens	3	Skyra	2012	VD13A	70	45/200
PTB Germany	Siemens	3	Verio	2010	VB17A	70	45/200
University of Virginia US	Siemens	3	Skyra	2011	VE11A	70	45/200
UZ Leuven Belgium	Philips	3	Ingenia	2010	R5.1.7	70	45/200
NIH Bethesda US	Siemens	3	Skyra	2012	VD13A	70	45/200
University of Queensland Australia	Siemens	7	Magnetom 7	2013	VB17B	60	72/200
University of Queensland Australia	Siemens	3	Trio TIM	2008	VB17A	60	45/200
Glenfield Hospital Leicester UK	Siemens	3	Skyra	2010	VD13A	70	45/200
Baker IDI Australia	Siemens	3	Prisma	2014	VD13D	60	80/200
NIST US^d	Agilent	1.5	Varian	2013	VnmrJ 4	14	300/475
NIST US^d	Agilent	1.5	Varian	2013	VnmrJ 4	14	300/475

^aThis phantom is a gift to support the ongoing ’T-T!ME’ study. It will be scanned across multiple UK centers
^bInner diameter i.e. around patient
^cMaximum gradient performances as returned on the T1MES registration forms by each site. These values are subject to many modifying conditions. More relevant parameters such as TR and TE will be extracted from uploaded Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) images where this is possible from DICOM
^dLoose tubes only for 1.5 T and 3 T
YOM year of manufacture

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