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Table 1 rMRI protocols

From: Rapid brain MRI protocols reduce head computerized tomography use in the pediatric emergency department

Protocol

Sequences

Duration

Shunt

Coronal T2 SSFSE

7 min

Sagittal T2 SSFSE

Axial T2 SSFSE

Axial 3D SWAN

Abusive head trauma screen

Axial DWI

16 min

Axial GRE

Axial T2 Propeller

Coronal T1 FLAIR

Axial 3d SWAN

Axial fast FLAIR

Axial T2 SSFSE

Stroke

Axial DWI

22 min

3D ASL

Axial T2 FLAIR

Axial 3D SWAN

3D Time-of-flight 3-slab MRA

Neurologic

DWI

7 min

Axial GRE

Axial T2 SSFSE

Axial T2 FLAIR

Sagittal T1 FSPGR

  1. SSFSE single-shot fast spin-echo sequence, SWAN Susceptibility-weighted angiography, DWI Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, GRE gradient echo, FLAIR Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, ASL arterial spin labeling, MRA magnetic resonance angiography, FSPGR fast spoiled gradient echo. Protocol durations include the localizer time