MR Cine WO Protocol

Scan Notes: Make sure you have excellent signal at the base of the skull for CSP cine studies. 
Page the radiologist to plan and place the axial cine sequence. The positioning will depend on the patient anatomy, but it will generally be in this area (see image below). Feel free to set it up and send the rads a screenshot of what you have done. Images must be checked.

Last updated:2/14/13
Charge as: “With Cine” for either CSP, Brain or LSP studies
Scanner preference: 1.5T or 3T
Coil: Head cine = Head coil; CSP cine = NV or Spine coil; LSP = Spine coil

Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Notes
COR T2 TSE TSE 4mm 1mm None 20cm Whole Brain
AXIAL T2 TSE TSE 4mm 1mm None 20cm Whole Brain
SAG T2 TSE TSE 4mm 1mm None 20cm Whole Brain
SAG CINE PCA- VENC 5 FFE 10mm 0mm None 18cm MSP- Centered on Foramen Magnum
SAG CINE PCA- VENC 12 FFE 10mm 0mm None 18cm MSP- Centered on Foramen Magnum
AXIAL CINE PCA- VENC 5 FFE 10mm 0mm None 18cm To be placed with guidance by the RAD
AXIAL CINE PCA- VENC 12 FFE 10mm 0mm None 18cm To be placed with guidance by the RAD

Contrast injection

Plane Weighting Mode Slice Gap FAT SAT FOV Notes
Coronal FLAIR TSE 4 mm 1 mm None 23 cm Frontal through Occipital Bone
Axial T1 TSE 4 mm 1 mm None 23 cm Angle to Corpus- Skull Base to Vertex
Coronal T1 FAT SAT TSE 4 mm 1 mm SPIR 23 cm Frontal through Occipital Bone
MR Cine Brain CSP LSP