MR Pediatric Whole Body WO OR WWO Protocol
Notes
Updated: 1/13/2022
Scanner Preference: 3T
Coils: NV and Torso Coils
Radiologist Notes:
- For coronals, only send the whole body STITCHED series, not the individual acquisitions.
- Only perform sagittal STIR for CRMO patients.
- Only perform DWIBS for non-contrast studies.
Plane | Weighting | Mode | Slice | Gap | FS | FOV | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COR | T2 | TSE | 4mm | 1mm | STIR | Vertex to Toes | Send stitched series only. |
COR | T1 | mDIXON | 4mm | 0mm | DIXON | Vertex to Toes | Turn ON in/out-of-phase. Send stitched series only. |
COR | DWIBS | IR EPI SS | 5mm | 1mm | None | Vertex to Toes | Only perform if study noncontrast. Skip if study orered with contrast. |
SAG | STIR | TSE MV MS | 3.5mm | 1mm | STIR | Entire spine | Only perform for CRMO patients OR if radiologist requests. |
AXIAL | T2 | TSE | 4mm | 1mm | SPAIR | Radiologist to specify | Optional (for targeted evaluation of known or suspected lesion) |
Inject Contrast | |||||||
COR | T1 | mDIXON | 4mm | 0mm | DIXON | Vertex to Toes | Turn OFF in/out-of-phase. Send stitched series only. Also create AXIAL and SAGITTAL whol body stitched reformats and send to PACS. |