Handbook of MRI Scanning

By Geraldine Burghart, MA, RT(R)(MR)(M), Associate Professor, Radiologic Technology Program, Department of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, City University of New York, BCC, Bronx, New York and Carol Ann Finn, RT(R)(MR) , Manager, MRI Department, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus, New York, New York

BRAIN

Routine

Intra-Auditory Canals (IAC)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Seizure

Pituitary

Orbits/Optic Nerve

Temporomandibular Joints (TMJ)

Spectoscopy

MRA ? Circle of Willis

MRV ? Sagittal Sinus

SPINE

C-spine

Routine

MS ? Multiple Sclerosis

Soft Tissue Neck

MRA ? Carotid

T-Spine

Routine

Lumbar

Routine

Sacrum/Coccyx

Sacroiliac

Pelvis

Routine bony pelvis

Female Pelvis ? Uterus

Male Pelvis ? Prostate

Prostate spectroscopy

UPPER EXTREMITIES

Shoulder

Humerus

Elbow

Forearm

Wrist

Hand

LOWER EXTREMITIES

Hip

Bilateral

Unilateral

Femur

Knee

Tibia

Ankle

Foot

THORAX

Heart/Aorta

Bracheal Plexis

Breast

Bilateral

Unilateral

MRA chest

ABDOMEN

Liver

MR Cholangeographic Pancreotography (MRCP)

Kidneys

Adrenal Glands

MRA ? Renal Arteries

MR Angiography

Run-off