Ankle Protocol (8.01.08)

 

Patient Preparation
3 PLANE LOC SAG PD SAG IR AXL PD COR PD (II TO TALONAVICULAR JOINT)
IMAGING PARAMETERS
Plane
3-PLANE SAGITTAL SAGITTAL OBLIQUE OBLIQUE
Mode
2D 2D 2D 2D 2D
Pulse Seq Gradient Echo
FSE-XL IR FSE-XL FSE-XL
PSD Name
-- -- -- -- --
Imaging Options Seq Fast NPW EDR Fast NPW Seq EDR TRF Fast FC NPW EDR Fast FC NPW EDR Fast
SCAN TIMING
# of Echoes
-- 1 1 1 1
TE
-- 32.0 17.0 34.0 34.0
TR
-- 4000.0 5300.0 4000.0 4000.0
Flip Angle
-- -- -- -- --
Bandwidth
-- 31.25 31.25 31.25 31.25
ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS (see attached instructions)
SAT
         
ACQUISITION TIMING
Freq
256 512 256 512 512
Phase 128
384 192 288 384
NEX
1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Phase FOV
1.00 -- -- -- --
Locs Before Pause
-- -- -- -- --
Freq Dir
Unswap A/P A/P Swap Unswap
Auto Center Freq
         
Auto Shim
Auto Auto Off Auto Auto Auto
Contrast
No No No No No
SCANNING RANGE
FOV
20.0 16.0 16.0 12.0 13.0
Slice Thickness
3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0
Spacing
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Start - End
         
# of Slices
-- 1 1 -- --
Scan Time          

 

 


Patient Preparation:

·        Place vitamin E capsule at the sites of symptoms

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Coil:  Extremity coil.  The toes may stick out the top of the coil if they do not have any symptoms.  Alternatively, if the toes need to be included then the smoke stack coil which has a chimney for the toes is ideal.

 

Patient Positioning:  Supine, feet first,

 

Landmark: mid coil

 

Series 1:

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 3:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 4:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filming Instructions:

 

 

 

 

Billing Instructions:

 

 

 

 

ICD9 Codes:

 

 

 

 

Sample Normal Dictation: