Post-Op L-Spine MRI Protocol

• Sagittal T1 SE
• Sagittal T2 FSE 
• Axial T2 FSE 
• Axial T1 at level of surgery
• STIR Coronal 

Post-Contrast MRI L-pine

• Axial T1 Fat Sat/ Non Fat Sat(According to the radiologists suggestion)
• Sagital T1 Fat Sat/ Non Fat Sat (According to the radiologists suggestion)
• Coronal T1 Fat Sat/ Non Fat Sat(Optional) 

Post contrast T1 weighted images were specifically examined to identify enhancement of the disc space, vertebral end-plates and marrow, and remnants of disc material either in the epidural space or in the nerve root foramina.