MR Chest / SC Joints / Sternum WO or WWO MSK Protocol

Scan notes:

  • Patient position based on area of interest (Anterior=Prone; Posterior=Supine)
  • Tailor the FoV to area of interest
  • Use Sat bands where appropriate to reduce cardiac motion artifact
  • Scan the patient prone if area of interest is anterior. 

SC JOINTS: 

  • If scanning SC Joints, always scan bilaterally

CHEST: 

  • Depending upon area of interest, the entire chest may not need to be imaged.  Consider discussing with Rad if not otherwise specified  (e.g. limiting FOV to anterior chest for an anterior chest wall tumor, etc)
  • AX/COR: Cover apices to lower ribs. R to L phase encoding direction
  • SAG: FH phase encoding direction. Use FH Sat Bands

Last updated: 4/12/19
Charge as: Chest WO or WWO
Scanner preference: 1.5T
Coil: Torso coil

Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Notes
AXIAL T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None Cover area of interest See notes
AXIAL T2 SPAIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPAIR Cover area of interest See notes
COR T2 STIRMid TE (50-60) TSE 3mm 0.5mm STIR Cover area of interest See notes
COR T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None Cover area of interest See notes
SAG T2 SPAIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPAIR Cover area of interest See notes
SAG PRE(if giving contrast for osteo/infection) T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None Same as SAG T2 FS See notes

Contrast injection

Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Notes
AXIAL T1 SPIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR Same as Pre SAME AS PRE
COR T1 SPIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR Same as Pre SAME AS PRE
SAG T1 SPIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR Same as Pre SAME AS PRE