MR Wrist WO Protocol

Revised - 11/12/2018

  • Charge as Wrist WO
  • 3T Scanner Only
  • Wrist/ Flex Coil
  • Always Scan Individually
  • Please ensure good signal with the smallest possible FOV
  • If hardware is present:
    • Do STIR instead of fat-sat mid-TE
    • Do non-fat-sat T1 post-contrast
Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Scan Range
AXIAL PD (TE=20msec) TSE 2mm 0.5mm None 12cm 3cm Above/Below Wrist
AXIAL Mid TE T2 Fat Sat TSE 2mm 0.5mm SPAIR 12cm 3cm Above/Below Wrist
COR T1 TSE 2mm 0.5mm None 12cm Angle Relative to Radio-Ulnar Joint
COR Mid TE T2 Fat Sat TSE 2mm 0.5mm SPAIR 12cm Angle Relative to Radio-Ulnar Joint
SAG Mid TE T2 Fat Sat TSE 2mm 0.5mm SPAIR 12cm Angle Relative to Radio-Ulnar Joint
MR Wrist Image