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Your first scan

Run a complete T1-weighted brain scan in about ten minutes — from patient positioning to reviewing your images.

1. Load the patient

Open the case list and select Brain — routine adult. ScanFlo positions the virtual patient head-first supine and lands you at the console, exactly as a Siemens-style workflow would.

2. Set your parameters

Select the T1 SE sagittal protocol. The defaults below produce classic T1 contrast — change any value and the simulated image responds the way a real magnet would.

ParameterValueEffect
TR500 msShort — drives T1 weighting
TE14 msShort — minimises T2 decay
Flip angle90°Full excitation (spin echo)
Slice thickness5 mmRoutine brain coverage

Try it:after your first scan, raise TR to 2000 ms and re-run. Watch the gray–white matter contrast wash out — that's T1 weighting disappearing in real time.

3. Scan and review

Press Scan. Acquisition runs in simulated real time; your images land in the viewer with window/level controls.

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