MR Adult Elbow W/WO Protocol

Last Updated: 2/22/19

Charge as: Elbow W/WO

Scanner: 3T Only

Coil: Knee/Flex

Scan Notes:

  • Position REST slabs proximal to elbow to reduce flow and pulsatile motion.
  • If hardware is present:
    • Do STIR instead of fat-sat mid-TE
    • If WITH CONTRAST, do non-fat-sat T1 post-contrast sequences
Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Scan Range
AXIAL PD TSE 3mm 0.5mm None 14cm 4cm Above/ Below Elbow Joint
AXIAL T2 FAT SAT TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPAIR 14cm Mid TE=404cm Above/ Below Elbow Joint
COR T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None 14cm Angle to Distal Humeral Condyles
COR T2 STIR TSE 3mm 0.5mm STIR 14cm TE=40Angle to Distal Humeral Condyles
SAG T2 FAT SAT TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPAIR 14cm TE=40Angle to Distal Humeral Condyles
SAG PRE (if giving gad for infection/osteo) T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None 14cm Same as SAG T2
AX PRE (if giving gad for infection/osteo) T1 TSE 3mm 0.5mm None 14cm Same as AX PD and T2

Contrast injection

AXIAL T1 FAT SAT TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR 20cm Same as pre
COR T1 FAT SAT TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR 40cm Same as pre
SAG (Optional) T1 FAT SAT TSE 3mm 0.5mm SPIR 40cm Same as pre
MR Elbow Image