Calf MRI Protocol


CALF - ACUTE INJURY
ROUTINE PROTOCOL

Check with patient re: site of tear and mark with oil capsule(s) if appropriate. The area of interest here will be posterior, therefore use of a spine coil is essential. Combine this with a surface coil or, preferably a peripheral angio coil for optimal image quality. 
  • Axial and Long Axis localisers (find oil capsule)
  • STIR/T2FS Coronal (Red Lines on images) - to include tear site + 1 muscle insertion (closest)
  • STIR/T2 FS Sagittal (Blue Lines on images) - to cover tear site + 1 muscle insertion (closest)
  • STIR/T2 FS Axial (Green Lines on images) - cover just tear (if appropriate) or oil capsule (if no tear seen)
  • T1 Sagittal (copied exactly to STIR/T2FS Sagittal)
  • T1 Axial (copied exactly to STIR/T2FS Axial)
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