Table 2.

Site-specific suggested MR sequences

Anatomical location	Acquisition sequence	Reference
Brain	T1 3D gradient echo	34,36
	Post-Gd-T1 standard spin echo	35,36
	Proton density fluid-attenuated inversion–recovery	35,36
	T2 FLAIR	36,53
Head and neck	Post-Gd-T1 standard spin echo	36,37
	T2 weighted sequence with fat saturation	36,38
	T1 3D gradient echo (pre- and post-contrast)	36,53
Breast	T1 inversion–recovery (STIR) sequences	36,39
	T2 weighted 3D FSE (XETA)	36,40
	T1 weighted TSE	36,41
	T1 3D gradient echo	36,53
GYN	TSE T2	36,42
	T2 weighted FSE	36,53
	T1 3D gradient echo	36,43,44,53
Prostate	T2 weighted FSE	36,45
	T1 3D gradient echo	36,53
Rectum	T2 weighted FSE	36,46
	T1 and T2 STIR	36,48
	T1 3D gradient echo	36,53
Liver	Cine-MRI, FIESTA	49
	3D true fast imaging gradient echo	50
Lung	Cine-MRI, true-FISP	51

3D, three-dimensional; FIESTA, fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition; FLAIR, fluid-attenuated inversion–recovery; FSE, fast spin echo; Gd, gadolinium; STIR, short tau inversion–recovery; true-FISP, true fast imaging with steady state free precession; TSE T₂, turbo spin echo T₂; XETA, extended echo-train acquisition.