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15 Cards in this Set
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Common Indications for Brain Imaging |
- MS - primary tumor assessment - toxoplasmosis - hemorrhage - hearing loss - infection - trauma - headaches - unexplained neurological symptoms - stroke |
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Equipment in Brain Imaging |
- head coil - immobilization pads - cushion under legs - ear plugs and headphones - high performance gradients for EPI, diffusion or perfusion imaging |
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Patient Positioning for Brain |
- supine - head first - head in RF coil - interpupillary line parallel to table, head straight - longitudinal light midline - horizontal light through nasion |
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Coverage for Sagittal T1 |
- temporal lobe to other - foramen magnum to vertex |
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Angle for Axial |
Anterior/posterior commissure |
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Coverage for Coronal |
Cerebellum to the frontal lobe |
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Angle for Coronal |
Brainstem |
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Extra Protocols |
- axial SE T1 - FSE T2 - axial 3D GRE T1 - axial GRE EPI T1/T2 - axial DWI - axial perfusion imaging |
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Axial SE T1 would be run... |
Pre and post contrast |
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FSE T2 would be run for... |
Uncooperative patients |
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Axial 3D GRE T1 is run for... |
Reformatting |
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Axial GRE EPI T1/T2 is run for... |
Hemorrhage |
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Advantage of perfusion imaging. |
Provides temporal resolution of enhancing lesions and indicated activity. |
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In axial temporal lobes, slices will usually be _______ and angle _________ to the temporal lobes. |
Thin, parallel. |
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Coverage for axial temporal lobes. |
Inferior temporal lobe to superior border of corpus callosum. |
