Table 2:

Suggested MRI protocol for primary tumor evaluation at all sites.

Plane	Sequence	Contrast phase	Coverage	Required/Optional	Comment
MRI Without and With Contrast
Coronal	T1W	Pre-contrast	Joint through joint (Appendicular)	Required	Best sequence for evaluation of tumor extent and skip metastases
Coronal	STIR or T2W Fat Suppressed	Pre-contrast	Joint through joint (Appendicular)	Required
Sagittal	STIR or T2W Fat Suppressed	Pre-contrast	Joint through joint (Appendicular)	Recommended	Added value for the vertebra and at many joints
Axial	T1W	Pre-contrast		Required
Axial	STIR or T2W Fat Suppressed	Pre-contrast		Required
Axial	DWI	Pre-contrast		Optional	b = 0, 900
Axial	T1W Fat Suppressed	Post-contrast		Required
Coronal	T1W Fat Suppressed	Post-contrast	Joint through joint (Appendicular)	Required
Sagittal	T1W Fat Suppressed	Post-contrast	Joint through joint (Appendicular)	Required