MRI Upper Limb PROTOCOLS &TECHNIQUE
Shoulder: Position of patient: Supine Fix the head by soft pad in the head or Shoulder coil. Supporting pad fix just below the legs. Centering on glabella Offer the patient ear plugs & ear protector or Music. Sequence- Survey three planes Coronal plane: Position Supine Centering: Glenohumeral joint Block parallel to supraspinatus muscles. Sequence: pd fat sat, PD TSE, T 1 & 3D GRE. Coronal PD Fat Sat scan parameters FOV -140-150 TE – 90- 120 TR 3500-5000 Matrix 384X384 Flip angle80-90 Slice thickness 3 mm Gap -10 % of slice thickness Fold over Direction – FH NEX 2 Saturation band parallel to the slice IR delay -100 ...