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 |