HORNERS SYNDROME MRI protocol

		3-PLANE LOC	AXIAL T1 FS	CORONAL T1	AXIAL T2 FS	CORONAL STIR	AXIAL T1 POST	CORONAL T1 POST FS	MRA DYNAMIC ARCH
PATIENT	COIL TYPE	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK	HEAD/NECK
POSITION	PLANE
PARAMETERS	MODE	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D	2D
	PULSE SEQUENCE		FSE	FSE	FSE		FSE	FSE
USER CV’S	PSD
SCAN TIMING	FLIP ANGLE
	TE		MIN #	MIN #	85-105		MIN #	MIN #
	TR		350-800	350-800	3000-6000	4000-6000	350-800	350-800
	TI
	AUTO CF		WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER
	FLOW DIRECTION				SLICE
SCANNING RANGE	FOV		FOV NEEDS TO GO FROM TOP OF TEMPORAL BONE TO AORTIC ARCH
	SLICE THINKNESS		5/0	5/0	5/0	5/0	5/0	5/0
	# SLICES		AS NEEDED TO COVER AREA OF INTEREST
	SAT		S/I/FS	S/I	S/I/FS	S/I	S/I	S/I/ FS
AT THIS LEAST AMOUNT	MATRIX		256X256	256X256	256X256	256X256	256X256	256X256
	FREQ DIRECTION
COMMENTS		IF HISTORY IS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMA OR NECK FRACTURE A TRIPLE SAG C-SPINE MAY BE ADDED.   DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE RADIOLOGIST BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS.  YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO ORDER A LIMITED C-SPINE.

		3-PLANE LOCALIZER	AXIAL 3D FSE	OPTIONAL CORONAL 3D FSE	OPTIONAL SAGITTAL 3D FSE	OPTIONAL CISS
PATIENT	COIL TYPE	HI RES COIL	HI RES COIL	HI RES COIL	HI RES COIL	HI RES COIL
POSITION	PLANE		AXIAL	CORONAL	SAGITTAL	VARIES
PARAMETERS	MODE		3D	3D	3D	3D
	PULSE SEQUENCE
USER CV’S	PSD
SCAN TIMING	FLIP ANGLE
	TE
	TR
	TI
	AUTO CF		WATER	WATER	WATER	WATER
	FLOW DIRECTION
SCANNING RANGE	FOV
	SLICE THINKNESS
	# SLICES		SLAB	SLAB	2 SLABS COVER THE NERVE OF EACH IAC	SLAB
	SAT
AT THIS LEAST AMOUNT	MATRIX
	FREQ DIRECTION
COMMENTS			REFORMAT TO CORONAL COVER ENTIRE IAC	COVER ENTIRE IAC	DO ON PATIENTS 18 OR YOUNGER	DO IF SPECIFIED BY RADIOLOGIST