MR THORACIC SPINE WO Protocol
Last updated: 10/16/2020
Charge as: TSP WO
Scanner preference: 1.5T or 3T preferred
Coil: On all of our systems except MR1: Add the torso coil anteriorly in combination with the table top and/or NV array coils.
Plane | Weighting | Mode | Slice | Gap | FAT SAT | FOV | Notes |
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SAG | T2 DRIVE | TSE | 3mm | 0.5mm | None | 35cm | Lateral Sides of Vertebral Bodies |
SAG | T1 | TSE | 3mm | 0.5mm | None | 35cm | Lateral Sides of Vertebral Bodies |
SAG | STIR | TSE | 3mm | 0.5mm | STIR | 35cm | Lateral Sides of Vertebral Bodies |
AXIAL | T2 | TSE | 4mm | 1mm | None | 15cm | Mid C7 TO Mid L1 |