MRI Protocols
Routine Brain MRI
Coil Selection Orientation: Transverse Angle the slices along the anterior and posterior commissure. T2 Weighted FLAIR Diffusion T1 Weighted Gradient Echo (T2*) Orientation: Sagittal TR 4000 Slices:20 TE 102 Slice Thickness: 5mm Head Coil
TR 9000 TE 86 TI 25000Slice Thickness: 5mm Slices:20 TR 6600 Slices:23 TE 89 Slice Thickness: 5mm Slice Thickness: 5mm Slice Thickness: 5mm
TR 550 TE 10 Slices:20 TR 800 TE 25 Slices:20
T1 Weighted
TR 550 TE 10 Slices:20
Slice Thickness: 5mm
Coil Selection Orientation: Sagittal
Spine Coil Head and Neck Coil
T2 Weighted T2 STIR T1 Weighted Orientation: Transverse Slices from C2 to T1 covering all levels of the Thoracic Spine T2 SPACE Usually takes 2 set of axial to cover Orientation: Both Obliques T2 Weighted Place slices perpendicular to the nerve root outlet. Set for left and right obliques. T2 Weighted
TR 3500 Slices:13
TE 112
Slice Thickness: 3mm
TR 4000 TE 36 TI 160 Slice Thickness: 3mm Slices:13 TR 5576 TE 11 Slices:13 Slice Thickness: 3mm
TR 1500 Slices:36 TR 4340 Slices:25
TE 133 TE 102
Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 4mm
TR 3500 Slices:9
TE 112
Slice Thickness: 3mm
Cervical Spine
Thoracic Spine
Coil Selection Orientation: Sagittal Coronal Oblique Align slices parallel to the scapula PD Fat Suppressed T2 Weighted PD T2 STIR Orientation: T1 WeightedTransverse Slices from middle of the acromion down. Orientation: Transverse PD Slices from the bottom 3 levels or whenever there is disc bulges on any level PD Fat Suppressed of the Lumbar Spine. T2 Weighted T2* T1 Weighted Orientation: Oblique Sagittal Slices placed perpendicular the scapula. PD Fat Suppressed T1 Weighted
Shoulder coil Spine Coil
TR 3500 2820 Slices:20 Slices:13
TE 112 Slice Thickness: 3mm 35 Slice Thickness: 3mm
TR 4000 TE TE 53 160 Slice Thickness: 3mm 2500 36 TI Slice Thickness: 3mm Slices:20 Slices:13 TR 5576 TE 11 Slices:13 TR 2600 Slices 20 TE 28 Slice Thickness: 3mm
Slice Thickness 3.5mm
TR 2500 TE 39 Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slices:20 TR 4000 TE 102 Slice Thickness: 4mm TR 5738 TE 22 Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slices:20 Slices:20 TR 500 TE 9 Slice Thickness: 4mm Slices:20
TR 2500 Slices:20
TE 39
Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slice Thickness: 3.5mm
TR 581 TE 11 Slices:20
Lumbar Spine
MRI Shoulder
Coil Selection Orientation: Coronal Sagittal Position slices covering the Align slices at the condyles knee joint from side to side. PD Fat Suppressed Angle slices along medial condyle. T1 Weighted PD Fat Suppressed PD Orientation: Sagittal . T2 Dess 3D Transverse Orientation: PD Position slices from the top of patella and Orientation: Transverse covering the Tibia and Fibula joints. PD Fat Suppressed Angle slices along tibial plateau. PD Fat Suppressed Orientation: Transverse . PD PD PD Fat Suppressed PD Fat Suppressed Orientation: Sagittal PD . Orientation: Coronal PD Fat Suppressed PD Fat Suppressed PD
Hand and Coil or Flex Extremity Wrist Coil Coil
TR 2700 2800 Slices:15 Slices:20
TE 29
Slice Thickness: 3mm 2.5mm
TR 500 600 12 2.5mm 2700 TE 13 TE 40 Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 3mm Slices:15 Slices:20 TR 3000 2500 Slices 15 Slices:20 TE 33 35 Slice Thickness 2.5mm Thickness: 3mm
TR 20 TE 7.4 Slice thickness 0.5mm TR 2470 TE 33 Slice Thickness 3mm Slices:72 Slices 20 TR 4070 Slices:20 TR 3500 Slices:25 TR 2500 TR 4670 Slices 25 TR 5190 Slices:25 Slices:25 TR 2500 Slices:25 TR 2700 Slices:25 TR 3390 Slices:20 TR 2520 Slices:20 TR 3270 Slices:20 TE 44 TE 29 TE 42 TE 35 TE 39 TE 31 TE 36 TE 26 TE 35 TE 36 Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness 3.5mm Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slice Thickness: 3.5mm Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 3mm Slice Thickness: 3mm
MRI Elbow
Wrist MRI MRI Knee
