MR Pediatric Stroke Brain WO Neuro Protocol

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

Last updated: 6/30/23
Charge as: Brain WO
Scanner preference: 1.5T or 3T 
Coil: Head

Plane Weighting Mode Slice (mm) Gap (mm) FAT SAT FOV (cm) MPR Notes
AXIAL DWI EPI 3 0.3 YES 20 no Angle to Corpus. Cover Skull Base to Vertex. Send only B1000 & ADC.
COR DWI EPI 3 0.3 YES 20 no Send only B1000 & ADC.
AXIAL T2* GRE 3 or 4 1 YES 20 no Angle to Corpus.
SAG T1 SE 3 or 4 1 no 23 no Scalp to scalp.
AXIAL T2 TSE 3 or 4 1 no 20 no Angle to Corpus.
COR (Only for 0-2 yrs) T2 TSE 3 or 4 1 20 no
SAG T2 FLAIR 3D IR-TSE 1 0 YES 23 AXIAL, COR OBLIQ Angle to interhemispheric fissure. Cover ears and nose. Spacing and gap are variable.
AXIAL ASL Single Phase FFE EPI 6 1 no 23 no Place from top down. Don't send raw data to PACS.
AXIAL ASL Multi Phase FFE EPI 6 1 no 23 no See screen capture for slice placement. Archive raw data to DVD.
MR Brain Orbits PACS Image