Pelvis (Female): Uterine/Vaginal abnormality
Preparation:
- Fast at least 4 hours prior to exam
- Empty the bladder before scan
- Coverage – from iliac crest to pubic symphysis
- Adjust slice thickness (3-‐5mm typically) and matrix to pt size and scan time requirements
Sequences:
Sequence Name
|
Vendor Specific name
|
Plane
|
Fat supp ressi
on
|
Motion compensation
|
Other relevant paramet
ers
|
Additional info
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P ROPELLE
R/MultiV ane
|
Coronal oblique/ parallel to long axis of uterine
corpus
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add forced recovery pulse to dec scan
time
|
Consider isotopic variant (SPACE/CUB
E/VISTA if pt
cooperative)
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P ROPELLE
R/MultiV ane
|
Axial Sagittal
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add forced recovery pulse to
dec scan time
|
Consider isotopic variant (SPACE/CUB
E/VISTA if pt cooperative)
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P ROPELLE
R/MultiV ane
|
Axial Sagittal
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add forced recovery pulse to
dec scan time
|
Consider isotopic variant (SPACE/CUB
E/VISTA if pt cooperative)
|
T1
|
T1
|
Axial
|
No
|
|
|
|
T1 3D GRE
|
VIBE/LA
VA/THRI
VE
|
Axial
Coronal
Sagittal
|
Yes
|
BH
|
Pre and
post
contrast
|
Consider
multiphase
dynamic
imaging in
Sag plane
followed by delays in Ax and Cor
|
- Optional sequences: 1) Isotopic T2 (SPACE/CUBE/VISTA) can be acquired once and reconstructed in all 3 planes; 2) Sag bSSFP (TrueFISP/FIESTA/balanced FFE) instead of sag T2.
Pelvis (Female): Ovarian mass
Preparation:
- Fast at least 4 hours prior to exam
- Empty the bladder before scan
- Coverage – from iliac crest to pubic symphysis
- Adjust slice thickness (3-‐5mm typically) and matrix to pt size and scan time requirements
Sequences:
Sequence Name
|
Vendor Specific name
|
Plane
|
Fat supp ressi on
|
Motion compensatio n
|
Other relevan t parame
ters
|
Additional info
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P
ROPELLE
R/MultiV
ane
|
Axial
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add
forced
recover
y pulse
to dec
scan
time
|
Consider
isotopic
variant
(SPACE/CUBE/
VISTA if pt
cooperative)
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P ROPELLE
R/MultiV ane
|
Coronal
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add forced recover y pulse to dec scan
time
|
Consider isotopic variant (SPACE/CUBE/
VISTA if pt cooperative)
|
T2 radial
|
BLADE/P ROPELLE
R/MultiV ane
|
Coronal
|
No
|
Radial acq
|
Add forced recover y pulse to dec
scan time
|
Consider isotopic variant (SPACE/CUBE/
VISTA if pt cooperative)
|
T1 Dixon
|
T1 in-‐
opp phase
|
Axial
|
No
|
None
|
|
|
T1 FS
|
FSE
|
Axial
|
Yes
|
None
|
|
Good for detecting endometrioma
s
|
DWI
|
|
Axial
|
No
|
None
|
|
Us 3 B-‐values
up to 800
|
T1 FS 3D GRE
|
VIBE/TH RIVE/LA VA
|
Axial Coronal Sagittal
|
Yes
|
BH
|
Pre-‐ post contrast
|
Us obtain multiphase Axial acq followed by sag/cor delays
|
- Optional sequences: 1) Isotopic T2 (SPACE/CUBE/VISTA) can be acquired once and reconstructed in all 3 planes; 2) Sag bSSFP (TrueFISP/FIESTA/balanced FFE) instead of sag T2.