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Stroke

Indications

  • Facial Droop
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Extremity Weakness
  • Paralysis

Preparation/Positioning

Positioning: Supine Head First

Centering: Glabella

Coil: Head

*Earplugs Mandatory*

Procedure: Mobilize Head

Dietary Prep: None

Sagittal T1 FSE

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

320×320

Slice Thickness

4-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial T2 FSE

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

512×512

Slice Thickness

4-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial T1 FSE

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

256×256

Slice Thickness

4-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial Diffusion

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

160×160

Slice Thickness

2-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial T2* or 

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

256×256

Slice Thickness

4-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial FLAIR FSE

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

256×256

Slice Thickness

4-5mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial Perfusion EPI

FOV

230mm

Image Matrix

160×160

Slice Thickness

6mm

Slice Gap

10%

Axial

Plotting:

Angle parallel to the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum.

Considerations:

  • Set phase R-L and compensate for aliasing.
  • Saturation band inferior and superior to our FOV can help reduce artifacts.
Coronal

Plotting:

Angle parallel to the brain stem.

Considerations:

  • Set phase R-L and compensate for aliasing.
  • Saturation band inferior and superior to our FOV can help reduce artifacts.
Sagittal

Plotting:

Angle to the mid sagittal plane.

Considerations:

  • Set phase A-P and compensate for aliasing.
  • Saturation band inferior and superior to our FOV can help reduce artifacts.

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