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
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