MR Pediatric Brain WO Neuro Protocol
Last updated:3/21/2019
Charge as: Brain WO
Scanner preference: 1.5T or 3T preferred
Coil: Head
Scan Notes:
0 Months to 2 Years - 3mm Slices, 1mm Gap
2 Years to 9 Years- 4mm Slices 1mm Gap
Above 9 years use Adult Protocol
Plane | Weighting | Mode | Slice | Gap | FAT SAT | FOV | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AXIAL | T2 | TSE | 3-4mm | 1mm | None | 20cm | Angle to Corpus- Skull Base to Vertex |
AXIAL | T1 | TSE | 3-4mm | 1mm | None | 20cm | Angle to Corpus- Skull Base to Vertex |
AXIAL | T2* GRE | GRE | 3-4mm | 1mm | None | 20cm | Angle to Corpus- Skull Base to Vertex |
AXIAL | DWI 2mm Voxel | SE EPI | 3mm | 0.3mm | SPIR | 23cm | Angle to Corpus- Skull Base to Vertex |
COR | 3D TFE | 3D GRE | 1mm | 0mm | None | 20cm | Frontal through Occipital Bone.Generate SAG MPR from this sequence. |
COR | FLAIR | TSE | 3-4mm | 1mm | None | 20cm | Frontal through Occipital Bone |